Today, the legendary band Sleep has released new single, “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” via Third Man Records, their first new music since 2018. As a whole, everything is great by how the music 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. Al wishes Matt the best on his earth bound maneuvers.

“Have Spacesuit Will Travel” at no time tries to pick up where The Sciences left off. There’s a considerable amount of new blood in the band, so imitation, as Bubba notes, would greatly limit the potential of three very unique and talented musicians. That being said, Sleep answers to an incredible recorded history, literally decades in the making, so it would not be surprising that Al, Dale and Bubba would find themselves composing in the spirit of that which had been established so long ago. The three of them were able to make something that can truly be identified as genuine Sleep music, yet with a sharpness and agility to the recordings.

Also, Sleep has announced they will be touring this year. Everything kicks off o nSeptember 8, in San Diego,before  a headline performance at Levitation Festival in Austin, as well as multiple nights in Seattle and San Francisco. Then, the band will be  heading over to the Midwest and East Coast in November. For tickets and more information, click  here.

Sleep Tour dates

9/8 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory
9/9 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
9/10 – Albuquerque, NM – The Revel Entertainment Center
9/12 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
9/13 – Austin, TX – Levitation
9/14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre
9/16 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
9/17 – Salt Lake City, UT  – The Grand At The Complex
9/18 – Boise, ID  – Treefort Music Hall
9/20 – Vancouver, BC  – Commodore Ballroom
9/21-22 – Seattle, WA  – Neptune Theatre
9/23 – Portland, OR  – Roseland Theater
9/25 – San Francisco, CA  – The Fillmore
9/26 – San Francisco, CA  – The Fillmore
9/27 – Santa Cruz, CA  – Catalyst
9/28 – Los Angeles, CA  – The Wiltern
9/29 – 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. Andrews Hall
11/09 – Toronto, ON  – Phoenix Concert Hall
11/10 – Montreal, QC  – Club Soda
11/11 – 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

Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat