Pretending 2 Run is the sixth studio album by American progressive rock band Tiles. It was released on April 15, 2016, through Laser's Edge.

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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 15, 2016
GenreProgressive rock
Length96:29
LabelLaser's Edge
ProducerTerry Brown
Tiles chronology
Fly Paper
(2008)
Pretending 2 Run.jpg
(2016)

Track listing

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Disc One
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Pretending to Run"Chris HerinChris Herin, Jeff Whittle7:10
2."Shelter in Place"HerinHerin3:53
3."Stonewall"HerinHerin6:50
4."Voir Dire" (instrumental) Herin, Whittle4:37
5."Drops of Rain"HerinHerin5:02
6."Taken by Surprise"HerinHerin, Whittle, Mark Evans11:22
7."Refugium" (choral interlude) Herin2:55
8."Small Fire Burning"HerinHerin, Whittle4:09
Total length:45:58
Disc Two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Midwinter"HerinHerin, Whittle4:32
2."Weightless"HerinHerin, Whittle9:16
3."Friend or Foe"HerinHerin6:16
4."Battle Weary"HerinHerin4:33
5."Meditatio" (choral interlude) Herin1:37
6."Other Arrangements" (instrumental) Adam Holzman2:17
7."The Disappearing Floor"HerinHerin, Evans5:43
8."Fait accompli"HerinHerin4:32
9."Pretending to Run (reprise 1)"HerinHerin1:40
10."Uneasy Truce" (instrumental) Herin, Whittle4:19
11."Pretending to Run (reprise 2)"HerinHerin1:15
12."The View from Here" (instrumental) Holzman1:28
13."Backsliding"HerinHerin3:03
Total length:50:31

Personnel

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All credits taken from the Pretending 2 Run liner notes.[1]

Tiles

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  • Mark Evans – drums and percussion
  • Jeff Whittle – bass guitar, fretless bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Chris Herin – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, trumpet, vocals
  • Paul Rarick – lead and backing vocals

Guest musicians

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  • Ian Anderson – flute (Midwinter)
  • Mike Portnoy – additional drums (Stonewall, Fait Accompli)
  • Max Portnoy – additional drums (Fait Accompli)
  • Adam Holzman (keyboardist) – keyboards
  • Mike Stern – lead guitar (Taken by Surprise, The Disappearing Floor)
  • Colin Edwin – programming & loops (Small Fire Burning, Friend or Foe)
  • Kim Mitchell – lead guitar (Shelter in Place)
  • Kevin Chown – additional bass (Stonewall, Drops of Rain, Friend or Foe, Fait Accompli)

Production

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References

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  1. ^ Pretending 2 Run Liner Notes. The Laser's Edge. 2016.