Detroit's prog kings Tiles have always been an outlier on America's music scene, celebrated in Europe and Asia but overlooked at home. For over more than 20 years, they've created a unique sound that, while deeply indebted to Rush's hard rock (Alex Lifeson appeared on one of their albums, and Terry Brown is their producer) from the beginning, has developed exponentially to include elements of progressive metal, jazz fusion, and neo-classical elements. Pretending 2 Run is Tiles' first studio album in eight years.