“Couple Two Tree” is the third full-length from Sequoia, a now-four-piece band from Chicago, IL. After six years and two albums as a three-piece, longtime #1 fan Cully Johnston joined the fold on guitar and our heroes retreated to their practice space for three years, haunting the occasional stage and perfecting the songs collected on “CTT”. Classic riffage, No Knife-esque guitar interplay (or is that Thin Lizzy I hear?) and a Superchunky squall of fuzz are anchored by the intricate and scuzzy battery of Dan Wagner and Tim Jepsen. Meaty, propulsive rockers drive into spacey, ethereal tracks recalling Radiohead’s guitar-heavy eras, while Wade Work’s airy harmonies and vocal hooks nestle into the cracks between anthemic and intimate. His lyrics focus on his inescapable (though not for lack of trying) love of Chicago and the inhabitants who make it so maddening and wonderful.

Recorded by Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times) and Eric Abert (The Life and Times) at Matt Talbott’s Earth Analog Studios (nee Great Western Record Recorders), the production is everything you want from a big, raw mid-west rock record -- turn it up and smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.

-June 18-August 2011-

Recorded @ Earth Analog (aka GWRR) in Tolono, IL
Mixed @ Electronical in Chicago, IL
Engineered by Allen Epley & Eric Abert
Mixed and Produced by Allen Epley, Eric Abert & Sequoia
Mastered @ Saff Mastering by Carl Saff
Photos/Design by Tim Jepsen
Big shout-out to Matt Talbott for going above and beyond

All songs by Sequoia/All lyrics by Wade Work
Guitars/Vocals: Wade Work
Guitars/Executive Stress Eliminator: Cully Johnston
Bass: Tim Jepsen
Drums/Keyboards: Dan Wagner
Trumpet on Maze by Matthew Staudemeyer
Jim Beam Coinjanglers: Cully Johnston and Tim Jepsen

Lyrics are shown if you click on the song

This record is dedicated to the incredible life and memory of
Irma Lukas