Sleep Pod Two

The story of Sleep Pod Two is one of a parallel existence, featuring a recently-formed ensemble of the last couple years, yet also a deep history that spans across multiple decades of musical endeavors. The history of Sleep Pod Two inextricably links back to Gameface, a band spawned from the fertile independent Southern California punk rock scene within Orange County in the early 1990s. Todd Trout, Sleep Pod Two’s guitarist, is a founding member of Gameface. Guy Julian, Sleep Pod Two’s bassist/vocalist, joined Gameface in the early 2000s while continuing to perform in his earlier band, The Tank. Sleep Pod Two vocalist/guitarist Chris Whyte (Cheswick, One Hundred Words For Snow) is a longtime Gameface fan, sharing bills with his former bands, and even contributing photographs to Three to Get Ready. And Sleep Pod Two’s drummer Wal Rashidi (also of Jr. Juggernaut and For Closure) has played many local gigs with Gameface via his former and current bands, starting over 30 years ago. So, it came as no surprise that the four musicians of Sleep Pod Two would eventually cross paths and join forces, to develop something entirely new from something indisputably familiar. Within mere weeks, an entire set of songs quickly formulated as all members contributed prolifically to the compositions. As work progressed, Sleep Pod Two felt the moment was ripe to introduce themselves via its debut release, a three-song EP titled Rehearse Your Future, released in August 2025 on Mindpower Records.