Columbian Psychedelic trio Balthvs have shared new single, “Pale Blue Dot” which previews their sixth studio album, Manifest, arriving via Mixto Records on Friday, October 7, 2026.
Balthvs says:
We are fans of Carl Sagan and his cosmic message, and we wanted to write a song praising global unity and a call awareness to our precarious position in the universe. Why destroy the one place that we call home, while there is nowhere else to go anyway?
Recorded over two years between the band’s busy international touring schedule, Manifest has a globally influenced fusion of drum ’n’ bass, Vaporwave, Ethiopian music, Indie Rock, Jazz, and more. Wanting to capture the same chemistry they create on stage, the band tracked the album using the same live performance rigs, centered around analog direct systems from Chile’s DSM Humboldt and Fender instruments. Longtime collaborator and Bogotá-based producer/engineer Christian Cifuentes helped shape the project’s sonic palette.
Balthvs explains:
Hermetic principles have guided the band since the beginning. We attribute our success to the strict following of those principles. Alchemy was never dabbling in chemistry; it was all an analogy for internal processes. True alchemy lies in knowing yourself, then committing entirely to that knowledge and purpose. We’ve tried our best to stick to these principles, and we have really tried to MANIFEST for the past half-decade.
BALTHVS – LIVE 2026
AUGUST
21 – Chico, CA – The Hazy Hideaway Music & Arts Festival †
SEPTEMBER
6 – Lake George, NY – Adirondack Independence Music Festival †
20 – Minneapolis MN – MODE by flickr: The World’s Photography Festival †
OCTOBER
8 – Livingston, KY – Moonshiner’s Ball †
9 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
10 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
11 – Asheville, NC – Eulogy
13 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
14 – Philadelphia, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
16 – Austin, TX – Meanwhile Brewing
17 – Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre
18 – Detroit, MI – El Club
20 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
22 – San Diego, CA – The Holding Company
23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
24 – Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall
25 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
29 – Portland, OR – The Get Down
30 – Bellingham, WA – The Wild Buffalo
† FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
