LILIE

LILIE is the alias of Houston-based singer, songwriter, producer, and self-taught multi-instrumentalist Akash Ali. Influences include <a href="spotify:artist:6nB0iY1cjSY1KyhYyuIIKH" data-name="FKA twigs">FKA twigs</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7tYKF4w9nC0nq9CsPZTHyP" data-name="SZA">SZA</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5o206eFLx38glA2bb4zqIU" data-name="Bright Eyes">Bright Eyes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2lZkXWxkZsZzBocxMjN1or" data-name="Sunny Day Real Estate">Sunny Day Real Estate</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:57LYzLEk2LcFghVwuWbcuS" data-name="Summer Walker">Summer Walker</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:52R2tXlJMDDDYcpBSnn3k4" data-name="haruka nakamura">haruka nakamura</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2ApaG60P4r0yhBoDCGD8YG" data-name="Elliott Smith">Elliott Smith</a>. Born in southern Florida, LILIE taught himself to play the piano around the age of 9 and by 14 had learned the guitar and started writing songs. At 19 he left Florida to forge a path into the music industry passing through Minneapolis, Vermont, NYC, Philadelphia, &amp; Pittsburgh until finally ending up in Houston, TX during 2020&#39;s viral pandemic.