Caroline Polachek, Clairo, PinkPantheress and more feature on Danny L Harle's forthcoming album, Cerulean

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"Crystallise My Tears" follows the success of previous singles "Starlight (ft Pinkpantheress)" and "Azimuth (ft. Caroline Polacheck)".

Speaking about the collaboration, Harle says: “I already knew Oklou from our frequent collaboration, I simply sent the song over to her, she nailed the vocal and sent it back. We didn’t have to share many words as we love very similar things about music. She has a particular ability to convey emotion through tone, and I really feel it in this one, there is a surreal alien beauty to her delivery. I knew Uzo (MNEK) as well, I am honoured to have the king of UK house grace the most house-adjacent track on my album with such a soaring and emotional vocal.“

Cerulean embodies Harle’s pursuit of melancholic euphoria – a blend of megalophobic majesty and raw humanity - inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, existing “on the threshold between dreams and reality.” Seeking “the best melodies sung by the best voices,” Harle enlisted an exceptional cast of collaborators, including Caroline Polachek, Clairo, Julia Michaels, PinkPantheress, Oklou and MNEK, alongside newer voices like kacha, and even his own daughter.

Following 2021’s immersive Harlecore project, Harle considers Cerulean his true debut. “This is my debut album,” he says. “It really is the big one.”

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