Sleep have returned with new single, "The Morrisist," the second taken from their forthcoming new album Hempispheres, due out digitally September 2 and physically October 30 via Third Man Records.

Listen below:

The latest incarnation of Sleep features longtime bassist/vocalist Al Cisneros, new guitarist Bubba Dupree (Void), and drummer Dale Crover (Melvins, Nirvana).

Despite not having Matt Pike on guitar, the single trudges along in the same cannabis-infused path Sleep has been on for decades.

Cisneros said the change was felt from the moment of the new trio's first rehearsal:

"The vibe of the first jam was obvious. It was blue sunglasses-era Iommi in the quality, and equally awesome is Bubba is also one of the coolest people I’ve been able to make music with."

In conjunction with the new album, Cisneros announced the first issue of the Sleep Comic Book, his authorial debut for Third Man Books. Illustrated by Dave Kloe and Arik Roper, the first issue begins the saga of the Marijuanaut, which features encounters with The Weedian and a world called Planet Iommia.

Issue #1 is available as a standard edition, standalone comic and a limited-edition bundle including the comic, full cover poster, signed bookplate, designed rolling papers and a flexi-disc of the band's new single. Purchase here or here.

The new iteration of Sleep will also embark on a sprawling 30-date North American tour that begins Tuesday, September 8, in San Diego, and includes a headline performance at Levitation Festival in Austin, before closing out November 17 in Washington, DC.

Artist pre-sale tickets begin at 10 a.m. local time Tuesday, June 23, and public on-sale tickets begin at 10 a.m. local time Thursday, June 25. Register here.

Hemispheres is out September 2. Pre-save here. Tracklist below:

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

Tour Dates:

09/08 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
09/09 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
09/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Revel
09/12 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/13 Austin, TX @ Levitation
09/14 Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
09/16 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
09/17 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand At The Complex
09/18 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
09/20 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
09/21 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
09/22 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
09/23 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
09/25 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
09/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
09/27 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
09/28 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
09/29 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
11/04 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/05 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
11/06 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
11/07 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
11/09 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/10 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
11/11 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
11/12 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
11/13 Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
11/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
11/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
11/17 Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre

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