Alright buttโฆ crank the amps, spill your pint, and prepare your brain for lift-off โ because Slift are BACK and theyโre not here to gently re-enter the sceneโฆ
Theyโre here to obliterate it completely ๐๐ธ
๐ FROM TOULOUSE TO TOTAL TAKEOVER
Hailing from Toulouse, this psych-rock trio have been bubbling under for years like a dodgy festival portaloo ready to explode ๐ฅ
Formed in 2016 by brothers Jean Fossat and Rรฉmi Fossat โ alongside longtime mate and drum destroyer Canek Flores โ Slift have built a cult following the old-school way:
๐ Word of mouth
๐ Face-melting live shows
๐ Riffs that sound like theyโve been beamed in from another dimension
After signing with the mighty Sub Pop in 2023 (yeah, that Sub Pop โ the one that unleashed Nirvana onto the world ๐), they dropped Ilion in 2024 and started properly turning heads.
Now?
Theyโre going for the jugular.
โ๏ธ FANTASIA โ NOT JUST AN ALBUMโฆ A FULL-ON RIFF REVOLUTION
Landing June 5, Fantasia isnโt your standard โstick it on while you do the washing upโ record.
Nah mate โ this is:
๐ Heavy
๐ช Chaotic
๐ง Existential
๐ฅ Proper angry at the state of the world
Sub Pop themselves have basically said this album is staring directly into the chaos of modern life โ climate disaster, human nonsense, all the grim stuff that makes you want to scream into the voidโฆ
But instead of sulking?
Slift are choosing violence (the musical kind, calm down ๐ ).
โNot just a way to disrupt the status quo, but perhaps to destroy it completely.โ
OI OI ๐ค thatโs what weโre talking about.
This is music for when everything feels broken โ and you decide to fight back with a wall of noise and a pit that could swallow a small village.
๐ง FIRST SINGLE? IT SLAPS LIKE A DRUMSTICK TO THE FACE
The first taste of Fantasia is already out there โ and trust usโฆ
๐ Itโs swirling
๐ Itโs massive
๐ Itโs got that โlost in space but still moshingโ energy
Think cosmic doom meets garage fury with a sprinkle of โwhat the hell just happened to my speakers?โ
Lovely stuff ๐ค
๐ง RIFF REPORT VERDICT โ THIS COULD BE A BIG ONE, BUTT
Letโs not mess aboutโฆ
When Sub Pop start throwing around hype like โbest since the โ90s,โ you sit up and listen โ because thatโs the era that rewrote rock history.
And Slift?
Theyโve got the sound, the chaos, and the attitude to back it up.
This isnโt nostalgia.
This isnโt safe.
This is forward-thinking, riff-heavy, brain-melting madness ๐ฅ
๐๏ธ THE IMPORTANT BITS
- ๐ Album: Fantasia
- ๐ Release Date: June 5
- ๐ท๏ธ Label: Sub Pop
๐ค FINAL WORD โ GET READY FOR IMPACT
If you like your rock:
โ Loud
โ Weird
โ Slightly unhinged
โ Ready to punch reality in the face
Then Fantasia might just be your new obsession, mun ๐
Weโll see you in the pitโฆ bring earplugs and questionable life choices ๐ค๐ฅ
