Publication: EMP
Country Of Origin: Germany
Review Date: Spring 2008
Reviewer: Unknown
Transcription: Al Grabenstein

For their fifth studio album, the Americans around guitarist Chris Herin again got together with producer Terry Brown. The result was the probably most ambitious work of the progressive rockers from Detroit so far. "Fly Paper" offers contemporary progressive hard rock with profound melodic structures and a basically rather somber mood. Overly lengthy tracks are avoided and, thus, the eight songs range between three and eight minutes in length. In spite of a high degree of progressivity, the material only very rarely comes across as overdone. That Tiles do not model themselves on their competition becomes all the more evident, the more you work your way into the new album. "Landscape" is one of those songs that are immediately catchy and it literally latches on to your mind with its powerful bass play and driving woofer rhythm. Interesting song structures and changes in rhythm complement each other splendidly in "Back & Forth," which represents one of the most accessible songs on the album. None other than Alannah Myles is one of the guest contributors to the album. "Fly Paper" is very solid "progressive food" and again confirms the band’s already significant status.