There are two types of people in this world: people who adore Slift, and people who’ve never heard of Slift. Don’t feel bad if you fall into that second category, though. The French space rock explorers formed in 2016, and despite them being signed to ex-Nirvana label Sub Pop, the way their long-running rocket rides dart between psychedelia, prog, jazz and metal means they were always going to be niche.
Slift may be small in the grand scheme of things, but they’ve cornered the market in routinely playing the best live shows I’ve ever seen. Today’s set on the Wednesday of Bristol festival Arctangent marks my third time entering their heady orbit, and they may have outdone themselves.
