Just over a year ago, Slift released its second album, a sprawling, double LP epic concept work entitled Ummon. The trio expanded its European following, touring extensively in France and Spain which establishing a reputation for explosive live performances. That recording was mastered by noted producer/mixer and Detroit garage-rock icon Jim Diamond and at times recalled the muscular modern psychedelia made by Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees and their Australian counterparts King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard. Adopting the name Slift, the band released its debut EP Space Is the Key in 2017 and its first full-length album La Planète Inexplorée (which translates as 'The Unexplored Planet') the following year. Slift (credit Rabo)Īfter playing locally and establishing a following, the trio relocated to the town of Toulouse and began to develop it's high-energy, expansive style of psychedelic rock in earnest. Guitarist/singer Jean Fossat and his bass-playing brother Remi - who grew up in a town in southwestern France, near the border with Spain in the shadow of the Pyrenees - had played in punk bands together as teens, but it wasn't until after high school that they teamed with drummer Canek Flores and started exploring psychedelic sounds inspired by Jimi Hendrix.

French psych trio Slift has already earned a substantial European following with their first EP and album, but the group's sophomore release last spring Ummon found the band earning accolades from around the world. SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - While the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed live performances and touring for bands across the globe in 2020, the year also saw some spectacular albums released.

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