{"product_id":"danny-l-harle-cerulean-lp-deep-ocean-pearl","title":"Danny L Harle - Cerulean LP (Deep Ocean Pearl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eDanny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eL\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e today announces details of his highly-anticipated new album \u003cem\u003eCerulean\u003c\/em\u003e, which will be released on 13th February 2026. The album marks his first full-length release on XL Recordings and is his most definitive artistic statement to date. Following 2021’s immersive Harlecore project,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econsiders Cerulean his true debut. “This is my debut album,” he says. “It really is the big one.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCerulean is a voyage into vast, alien sonic landscapes where speaker-blowing bass and euphoric trance synths meet classical harmonies, tactile sound design and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e’s own field recordings of waves lapping against the shore. It embodies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e’s pursuit of melancholic euphoria - a blend of megalophobic majesty and raw humanity - inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStalker\u003c\/em\u003e, existing “on the threshold between dreams and reality.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeeking “the best melodies sung by the best voices,” \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eenlisted an exceptional cast of collaborators, including \u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Polachek, Clairo, Julia Michaels, PinkPantheress, Oklou \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e MNEK\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside newer voices like kacha, and even his own daughters. Across 13 tracks, \u003cem\u003eCerulean\u003c\/em\u003e balances dancefloor power with emotional resonance to brilliant effect. Meanwhile,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e’s wide-ranging influences - from hedonistic rave to the haunting Dark Souls video game series, Philip Glass’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEinstein on the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeach\u003c\/em\u003e, and Renaissance and Elizabethan composers like Monteverdi, Thomas Tallis, and William Byrd - underpin the album’s dazzling, genre (and centuries)-spanning focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in North London,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e’s early exposure to avant-garde concerts and chart pop shaped his singular musical lens. Emerging from the visionary \u003cstrong\u003ePC Music\u003c\/strong\u003e collective with 2013’s “Broken Flowers,” he became one of pop’s most adventurous producers, collaborating with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eCharli XCX, Carly Rae Jepsen, Oklou, FKA twigs, Florence and The Machine, Shygirl, Dua Lipa,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-executive producing Caroline Polachek’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eacclaimed Pang, and subsequently earning a GRAMMYnomination for his work on “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFusing rave maximalism, classical composition, and emotional depth, Cerulean is the latest evolution of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e’s artistic journey, distilling his lifelong fascination with beauty, wonder, and the unknown. “I just have this mad desire to make my own favourite music,” he says. “That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate news of the album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etoday releases\u003cem\u003e Cerulean\u003c\/em\u003e's third single “Crystallise My Tears” - a collaboration with Oklou and MNEK. It follows the success of previous acclaimed singles “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/beggars-sales-us.sitecoresend.io\/tracking\/lc\/4de5456b-b226-42f9-85ec-692057ad6df2\/b6914d4b-30e4-4e78-8986-f37437623783\/b4f22a2c-9402-eb52-88b9-e305533ca7fc\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/beggars-sales-us.sitecoresend.io\/tracking\/lc\/4de5456b-b226-42f9-85ec-692057ad6df2\/b6914d4b-30e4-4e78-8986-f37437623783\/b4f22a2c-9402-eb52-88b9-e305533ca7fc\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1770843292176000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0uJkdzznoXKFIfsekrQD_E\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStarlight (ft Pinkpantheress)\u003c\/a\u003e” and “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/beggars-sales-us.sitecoresend.io\/tracking\/lc\/4de5456b-b226-42f9-85ec-692057ad6df2\/024f939b-d464-4061-8eca-72d314c9d40c\/b4f22a2c-9402-eb52-88b9-e305533ca7fc\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/beggars-sales-us.sitecoresend.io\/tracking\/lc\/4de5456b-b226-42f9-85ec-692057ad6df2\/024f939b-d464-4061-8eca-72d314c9d40c\/b4f22a2c-9402-eb52-88b9-e305533ca7fc\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1770843292176000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2_QzKVuAOdRkjq9PgXmRag\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAzimuth (ft. Caroline Polacheck)\u003c\/a\u003e”. Speaking about the collaboration,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eHarle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esays: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI 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.“\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48441683083487,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0312\/7630\/2471\/files\/unnamed_caf3eabb-3e8b-4c9c-935f-b1e75e083ef9.png?v=1770756932","url":"https:\/\/www.feelitrecordshop.com\/products\/danny-l-harle-cerulean-lp-deep-ocean-pearl","provider":"Feel It Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}