Sleep will release their LP, Hempispheres, digitally on September 3rd via Third Man Records, followed by the vinyl edition on October 30th. along with the announcement, the band have shared new single, “The Morrisist.” This autumn, the band will be touring North American behind the album, kicking off on September 8th in San Diego.

Hempispheres begins Sleep’s first mission without Matt Pike on guitar. Alongside bassist and songwriter Al Cisneros, the latest incarnation of Sleep features Dale Crover on drums and Bubba Dupree on guitar. Dale has been in some serious bands, like the Melvins and Redd Kross. That Cisneros would seek him out makes sense, an almost elementary choice that probably wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows. Bubba Dupree, from the fiercely loved band Void, hailing out of Columbia, MD, is a pick that is not only completely mind-blowing, but a choice no one would have seen coming.

Cisneros had been writing demos and dying to turn them into finished tracks. When Crover passed through town on tour with the Melvins, Cisneros asked if he wanted to help build out the songs and join the band. The connection ran deep: Crover had seen Sleep live in San Francisco in the early ’90s, and the early incarnation of Sleep had themselves been transformed by witnessing the Melvins’ legendary 1988 “Gluey Porch Treatments” era shows. Cisneros calls Crover’s drumming “…otherworldly, life changing.”

For guitar, Cisneros needed someone who knew the essence and vibe of Sleep’s past work, but equally important, had done their own Iommic Studies and would be working from that, bringing their own voice and ideas. Dupree came highly recommended, the first jam session nailed it: a vibe Cisneros describes as “blue sunglasses era Iommi.” A planned one-off recording for a flexi disc/comic book project evolved into full band membership. The album was recorded at the Melvins’ studio with longtime engineer Toshi Kasai, built from a handful of ideas worked out across a few sessions.

Dupree discovered Sleep’s Holy Mountain in the mid-’90s and was floored — heavy, psychedelic, yet punk-adjacent. However, stepping into Pike’s shoes weighs on him — “Matt’s an icon” — but he’s resolved that imitating Pike’s style would be hollow. Instead, he’s leaning into his own voice, determined that “Sleep’s soul is still totally intact.”

*Portions of the Above Text From Bio Written By Henry Rollins*

Sleep
Hempispheres
Tracklist
Third Man Records

1. Have Spacesuit Will Travel
2. The Morrisist
3. Hempispheres
4. Arrival of the Industry Ships
5. Whole Wheat Mountain Well Baked

Sleep Tour 2026 Dates

Tue. Sept. 8 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
Wed. Sept. 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Thu. Sept. 10 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel
Sat. Sept. 12 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Sun. Sept. 13 – Austin, TX @ Levitation
Mon. Sept. 14 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
Wed. Sept. 16 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Thu. Sept. 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand At The Complex
Fri. Sept. 18 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
Sun. Sept. 20 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Mon. Sept. 21 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Tue. Sept. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Wed. Sept. 23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Fri. Sept. 25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sat. Sept. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sun. Sept. 27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
Mon. Sept. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Tue. Sept. 29 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Wed. Nov. 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Thu. Nov. 5 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Fri. Nov. 6. – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Sat. Nov. 7 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
Mon. Nov. 9 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Tue. Nov. 10 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Wed. Nov. 11 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
Thu. Nov. 12 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Fri. Nov. 13 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
Sun. Nov. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Mon. Nov. 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Tue. Nov. 17 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre

Pre-order Hemispheres by Sleep HERE