Danny L Harle has shared the details of Cerulean, his first major release since 2021’s Harlecore. The new album is out February 13, via XL, and includes collaborations with Caroline Polachek, PinkPantheress, Clairo, and others. Below, listen to Harle’s new single with Oklou and MNEK, “Crystallise My Tears.”
In a press release, Harle said that he is considering Cerulean his debut studio album. “It really is the big one,” he declared. For the new album, the British producer was influenced by Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, Philip Glass’ Einstein on the Beach, the Dark Souls video game series, and more.
“Crystallise My Tears” is the third preview of Cerulean, following “Starlight” and “Azimuth.” Regarding the new single, Harle said, “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.”
He continued, “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.”
Read the new cover story “Oklou’s Endless Summer.”
Cerulean:
01 Danny L Harle: “Noctilucence”
02 Danny L Harle / PinkPantheress: “Starlight”
03 Danny L Harle / Caroline Polachek: “Azimuth”
04 Danny L Harle: “Facing Away” [ft. Clairo]
05 Danny L Harle / Julia Michaels: “Raft in the Sea”
06 Danny L Harle: “Island (Da Da Da)”
07 Danny L Harle: “Te Re Re” [ft. Kacha]
08 Danny L Harle: “Laa”
09 Danny L Harle: “O Now Am I Truly Lost”
10 Danny L Harle: “Two Hearts”
11 Danny L Harle / Oklou / MNEK: “Crystallise My Tears”
12 Danny L Harle / Caroline Polachek: “On & On”
13 Danny L Harle: “Teardrop in the Ocean”
