Sleep Announce New Album Hempispheres: Hear “The Morrisist”
In June, Sleep returned with the announcement of a new lineup and 2026 tour dates, along with the release of a new song called "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" and a comic book. Now, it's album time. Hempispheres , the followup to 2018's The Sciences , arrives this fall, and the new single "The Morrisist" is out today. The post Sleep Announce New Album Hempispheres : Hear “The Morrisist” appeared…
In June, Sleep announced a new lineup and 2026 tour dates, as well as releasing a new song called "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" and a comic book. Their upcoming album, Hempispheres, will follow 2018's The Sciences and arrives this fall. The single "The Morrisist" is available now.
The band now includes their original singer, bassist, and lead songwriter Al Cisneros, alongside Melvins drummer Dale Crover and Void guitarist Bubba Dupree. Cisneros shared that the band's first jam session had a "blue sunglasses-era Iommi" quality, and praised Dupree for being "one of the coolest people I've been able to make music with."
Hempispheres was recorded at the Melvins' studio with longtime engineer Toshi Kasai. The album will be released digitally on September 3 and physically on October 30 via Third Man Records. The opening track is "Have Spacesuit Will Travel," followed by "The Morrisist" today. The full tracklist includes "Hempispheres," "Arrival of the Industry Ships," and "Whole Wheat Mountain Well Baked."
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