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Pretending to Run (Live Demo)

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Pretending to Run
Previously Unreleased Demo Version From the “Off the Floor” Sessions

In 2011 we were beginning rehearsals for what would eventually become our crowning achievement, “Pretending 2 Run.” We realized it would be a few years (five, as it turned out!) before our follow up to 2008’s “Fly Paper” would see the light of day. So…, Jeff suggested maybe a live album (or two) would help fill the gap and keep the Tiles name alive – an excellent idea with which the rest of us enthusiastically agreed. Plus, it was a nice way to commemorate our then 20th Anniversary. The resulting albums “Off the Floor 01” and “Off the Floor 02” were delivered in 2012 and 2014 respectively and did indeed do very well and serve their intended purpose.

As the story goes (www.tiles-music.com/offthefloor/), we had some friends on hand during these “live in the studio sessions” to keep us on our toes. But when it came time to play “Pretending to Run” – which we had been rehearsing – we sent our audience home then did a quick run-through for posterity. Sort of a live demo, if you will. Never intended for release on either “Off the Floor” album, we had Terry Brown mix the song properly for use ‘someday’- and that day has arrived. It may be of interest to compare the austere drums, bass, guitar, vocal, and basic loop version to the final, rather lush, version. But, this is how we prepare 95% of our songs before heading into the studio where we record the “bed tracks” together as a band. So…, we are pleased to finally release the only ‘outtake’ from “Off the Floor.”

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Pretending to Run (Live Demo)

Sit – Stare... I hear voices
Noises in my head
Looping endlessly
Through my wing-clipped history
There’s no place to run
From uncertainty
My illusions are mocking me
Your broken faith
Has turned my heart to stone

Endless night
Cold and dark
A poison pen
Poison mind
Answers crawl from the wound
Casting shadows in the corner

Invisible in plain sight
Pretending to run away
Heavy the wooden door
Like nothing I have seen before
Indecision delivering destiny
Something that was never meant to be

Sit – Stare... pray for silent grace
Fears to erase
Memories shift like sand
On winds I never planned to sail

I return from yesterday
Where the hours pass like days
A sentimental dream
Sustaining me

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released June 10, 2016
Pretending to Run
Previously Unreleased Demo Version From the “Off the Floor” Sessions

Music: Herin, Whittle
Lyrics: Herin

©Standing Pavement Publishing
ⓅStanding Pavement Recordings

Produced by Tiles & Bob Phillips

Drums: Mark Evans
Bass: Jeff Whittle
Guitar: Chris Herin
Vocals: Paul Rarick

• Recorded live 'Off the Floor' by Bob Phillips at Sound Escape, Shelby Township, MI
• Mixed by Terry Brown at Vis-à-Vis Studio, Canada
• Mastered by Peter J. Moore at the “E” Room, Toronto, Canada
• Graphic by Amy Griffiths for Gothic Candy

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Tiles Detroit, Michigan

TILES is a rock band from Detroit who has released 6 studio and 2 live albums world wide. The latest is “Pretending 2 Run.” Over the years the band developed a style that blends the adventure of progressive rock with an aggressive hard rock edge. Notable musicians such as Alex Lifeson (Rush), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) have lent their talents & support to TILES. ... more

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