SLIFT - Fantasia

Released 5th June 2026

In the technical sense, every previous album by the radiant and heavy French trio SLIFT has been a fantasiaa composite of genres and forms that allowed the band to improvise, to jam on themes until they seemed to spiral together into space. Their acclaimed third album, 2024s Ilion, was a sci-fi story built with 10- to 13-minute exploratory escapades, often starting with doom metal or stoner rock before spinning freely into glorious instrumental oblivion. But, in a bit of intentional irony, SLIFTs fourth album is actually called Fantasia. Its their leanest and most direct record to date. It is also their most riveting album yet, a pointed saga about overcoming international upheaval delivered by a band bearing down, not wasting a single second in the process.

Though only Jean and bassist Rmi Fossat are related, SLIFT is essentially a band of brothers. Theyve been friends with drummer Canek Flores since high school, an