Photo Credit: Santiago Pulecio

BALTHVS have shared “Year of the Snake,” another searing single building to their fifth studio album. With today’s offering, the Bogotá, Colombia-based trio continues to elaborate on their omnivorous neo-psychedelia by fitting their instrumental explorations to an inflexible, infectious dance rhythm. To celebrate the release, the group has detailed an imminent 2025 tour of North America, including 11 newly announced dates supporting My Morning Jacket.

“Year of the Snake” takes the hypnotic grooves that BALTHVS have mastered and hikes up the tempo, turning the hazy, gleaming interplay between guitarist and bandleader Balthazar Aguirre, bassist and vocalist Johanna Mercuriana and percussionist Santiago Lizcano into a floor-filling anthem. All three musicians build out a rich and sweltering soundscape over a backbeat that cracks like a whip. After the vocally driven funk of “Mood Swing (Principles of Rhythm)” and the dubby meditation of “Kilig,” BALTHVS’ latest studio dispatch makes it clear that their next record will be their most adventurous yet.

BALTHVS will return to the stage on May 16 and 17 for a two-night booking at the newly opened Garcia’s Chicago venue and restaurant, then tear into the summer festival circuit; fans can find the singular psych torchbearers at BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa, Calif. on May 23, Electric Forest in Rothbury, Mich. on June 19. Green River Festival in Green River, Mass. on June 22 and Festival International de Jazz de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec on June 26.

After a spell away from the spotlight, the trio will head back to the States in October to join My Morning Jacket on the East Coast and Midwest legs of the is Tour, including esteemed venues in Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta and more. Read on for the band’s full tour itinerary.

“Year of the Snake” is available everywhere now. For more information on BALTHVS, visit balthvs.com.

BALTHVS 2025 Tour Dates:
5/16 &17 @ Garcia’s – Chicago, IL
5/18 @ Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN
5/23 @ Bottlerock Festival – Napa, CA
5/25 @ Lightning In A Bottle – Bakersfield, CA
5/30 @ The Guild – Menlo Park , CA 
6/19 @ Electric Forest – Rothbury, MI
6/20 @ Nelsonville Festival – Nelsonville, OH
6/22 @ Green River Festival – Greenfield, MA
6/26 @ Festival International de Jazz de Montreal – Montreal, QC
10/8 @ The Anthem – Washington, DC *
10/10 @ The Met – Philadelphia, PA *
10/11 @ The Met – Philadelphia, PA *
10/13 @ MGM at Fenway – Boston, MA *
10/14 @ State Theatre – Portland, ME *
10/16-18 @ The Paramount – Huntington, NY *
10/20 @ MegaCorp Pavillion – Newport, KY *
10/22 @ The Sylvee – Madison, WI *
10/24-26 @ The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL *
10/29 @ The Pinnacle – Nashville, TN *
10/31 @ Fox Theatre – Atlanta, GA *
*w/ My Morning Jacket