Lillian (album)

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Lillian
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Studio album by
Alias & Ehren
ReleasedAugust 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)
Genre Instrumental hip hop, electronica, jazz
Length56:36
Label Anticon
Producer Alias
Alias chronology
All Things Fixable
(2005)		Lillian
(2005)		 Brookland/Oaklyn
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Brainwashed favorable [2]
The Daily Barometer favorable [3]
Dusted Magazinefavorable [4]
Exclaim! favorable [5]
Okayplayer 50/100 [6]
Orlando Weekly favorable [7]
SF Weekly favorable [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
XLR8R favorable [10]

Lillian is the only collaborative studio album by Alias (Brendon Whitney) & Ehren (Ehren Whitney). It was released on Anticon in 2005. The album is named after their grandmother. [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "There's never a climax or any kind of resolution; rather, it's just the fading in and out of ideas, but despite the fact that the formula becomes apparent after a few songs, nothing ever gets boring." [1] She called it "a troubling, sweet record that's more than willing to immerse itself in abstraction and a lack of clarity, stimulating thought instead of giving distinct answers, which makes it quite a powerful accomplishment." [1] Rachel Devitt of SF Weekly said: "With a benevolent, knowing touch, sponsors Alias and Ehren gently guide their wards into their new lives as functioning members of ambient, beat-driven hip hop." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Eman Ruosis Iht"4:35
2."Back and Forth"5:00
3."Lillian"5:42
4."Sunfuzz"1:02
5."Miso Stomp"4:12
6."Ladders"5:14
7."Blurry Edges"3:09
8."52nd & West"4:20
9."Most Important Things"4:20
10."Moonfuzz"1:04
11."Narrowed Iris"4:08
12."Cobblestoned Waltz"3:38
13."Netting Applause"4:41

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brown, Marisa. "Lillian - Alias". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Warren, Jen (February 23, 2006). "Alias & Ehren, "Lillian"". Brainwashed . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Feigner, Eric (May 26, 2005). "Alias and Ehren show some brotherly love on Lillian". The Daily Barometer . Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Tabron, Chris (September 19, 2005). "Alias and Ehren - Lillian". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ Shields, Kendall (October 1, 2005). "Alias and Ehren: Lillian". Exclaim! . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ Dantana (August 31, 2005). "Alias & Ehren". Okayplayer . Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Otherwordly Brothers". Orlando Weekly . August 25, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Devitt, Rachel (August 31, 2005). "Alias & Ehren". SF Weekly . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ Brown, Alistair (February 15, 2006). "Alias & Ehren - Lillian". The Skinny . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Shimp, Rachel (September 27, 2005). "Alias & Ehren: Lillian". XLR8R . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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