Danny L Harle Teams Up With Julia Michaels For “Raft In The Sea”

Danny L Harle has released his new single “Raft In The Sea”, featuring acclaimed songwriter and vocalist Julia Michaels.

The track is the latest to be unveiled from Harle’s-anticipated debut album Cerulean, due for release on 13th February 2026 via XL Recordings.

An emotionally exposed centrepiece of Cerulean, “Raft In The Sea” finds Harle stripping back his trademark maximalism to reveal a song of quiet devastation and fragile, euphoric beauty. Built on swelling synths, slow-burning harmonies and a sense of open space, the track foregrounds Michaels’ vocal in its most raw and melancholy form – drifting between intimacy and enormity, solitude and surrender.

Speaking about the collaboration, Harle says: “I was incredibly honoured to work with Julia – she does not need to do anything for anyone. I initially met her during a Dua Lipa session, and my jaw literally dropped when I heard her sing this idea in the room. I heard something in her voice that I’d not heard in her own music. In a similar way to working with MNEK, I wanted to bring out the rawness and melancholy of her voice. When we were making this song, I asked her, ‘Can you just be sad?’ And she said, ‘For you Danny, I will.’” Her performance is just incredible.”