MANIFEST
Manifest, fifth studio album BALTHVS, record born motion stillness. Captured between legs 2025 world tour retreat rural farm studio outside Bogotá, Colombia, eleven-track LP balances five road-hardened singles six intimate new recordings feel rooted in something deeper. It’s BALTHVS most expansive most grounded, all once.
Over past several years, trio has quietly become one most celebrated psychedelic exports from Latin America — more than 140 million streams, performances in over 26 countries, Libera Awards nomination, main-stage appearances Electric Forest, Austin City Limits, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza, Jam Cruise SXSW Sydney.
center it all live chemistry between guitarist-producer Balthazar Aguirre, bassist Johanna Mercuriana drummer Santiago Lizcano — band thrives on spontaneity, turning every performance into something evolves night after night.
Manifest marks pivotal chapter, shaped in part Mercuriana’s return following birth her first child. After stepping away road focus on motherhood, she reunited Aguirre Lizcano in Colombian countryside, bringing fresh perspective band calls creative renaissance. renewed energy runs through entire record.
Where Transmutations reflected band’s evolution on road — improvisational spirit hundreds live shows — Manifest turns inward, written developed in studio as eleven entirely new compositions: intentional creation over reinterpretation. Alongside signature psychedelic grooves, Manifest ventures into new territory — drum and bass, more rock-driven attack, Ethio-jazz influences — making it BALTHVS’ full-color
Tracklist:
Side A
- In-N-Out (Downtown)
- Liminal Stages
- Motion (For Ashra)
- Rare Psalms
- Eternal Flow
Side B
- Pale Blue Dot
- Flesh & Soul
- Year of Snake
- Three Day Forecast
- World Is (More Than I Can Handle)
- Kilig
Produced by Balthazar Aguirre, Santiago Lizcano, Christian Cifuentes
Mastered by Balthazar Aguirre
Artwork by Balthazar Aguirre