SLIFT

The psych-metal trio who became unlikely viral stars

MATT MILLS

SLIFT’S THREE MEMBERS – guitarist/singer Jean Fossat, his bassist brother Rémi, and drummer Canek Flores – have been in bands together since high school. Together, the Toulouse, France trio had dabbled in hardcore, prog and everything in between. They hadn’t truly decided what kind of music to make until, at a local museum, they attended a mind-expanding show by Cali psych-rockers Moon Duo. “Right after the gig, we were like, ‘Holy shit!’” Jean remembers today. “We needed to do that kind of stuff, that psychedelic music. The band started after that.” From those origins, Slift’s music is just as cosmic and hallucinogenic as you would hope and expect. The expansive songs on their new album, Ilion, pair metal riffs with echoey vocals and space rock atmospherics, with nary a chorus in…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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