When BALTHVS played the Tito’s tent at ACL Fest 2024, they glistened watery tones for a parched Austin. Lakes full and Zilker Park still recovering from Mudstock, the Colombian trio wafts back to a great stage behind brand-new sixth album Manifest. A little drier than peak trifecta Cause & Effect (2022), Third Vibration (2023), and Harvest (2024), the new LP locks down every strong suit of the mostly instrumental group: silken, bluesy Stratocaster lines courtesy of group leader Balthazar Aguirre, seductress bass from Johanna Mercuriana, and all-Latin percussion by Santiago Lizcano. Airy, ascension psych never sounded so Texican. – Raoul Hernandez
