Slift "Fantasia" 2xLP

Shipping 6.4.26 Sparkle Starlight vinyl edition with an etched fourth side on the first pressing. A leaner, direct blast of space rock, stoner metal, and widescreen psych momentum. For fans of: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Hawkwind, Fuzz, Elder. In the technical sense, every previous album by the radiant and heavy French trio SLIFT has been a fantasia—a 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, 2024’s 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, SLIFT’s fourth album is actually called Fantasia. It’s their leanest and most direct record to date; taken together, its eight songs clock in at less than 50 minutes. 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. UPC: 0098787172508