Hempispheres

ENNAKKOTILAUS. Ilmestyy 30.10.2026.

Indie Exclusive Opaque Purple Vinyl

“[‘Have Spacesuit Will Travel’ is] a righteous riff-beast that really does have some of that old Sleep magic” — Stereogum

Sleep announce their new album, Hempispheres, out digitally September 3rd via Third Man Records, and out physically October 30th. In conjunction, they release the new single, “The Morrisist.” Hempispheres doesn’t attempt to continue where 2018’s The Sciences left off. With significant new blood in the lineup, the album instead finds its own footing — distinctly in the spirit of Sleep’s decades-long legacy, but sharper and more agile.

Hempispheres begins Sleep’s first mission without Matt Pike on guitar. The music and art are alive, and after the decades of obstacles that Sleep has overcome, it is time to move forward and make songs and albums. 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.

1. Have Spacesuit Will Travel 07:22
2. The Morrisist 04:42
3. Hempispheres 07:57
4. Arrival Of The Industry Ships 11:11
5. Whole Wheat Mountain / Well Baked 06:52