Rachel Harlow Unveils Powerful New Single ‘Caelina’

Berlin-based indie artist Rachel Harlow returns with Caelina, a cinematic and deeply emotional single that balances sorrow with transcendence. Drawing on her classical violin training and personal history, Harlow crafts a sound that is at once intimate and expansive, evoking a sense of reflection that closes out the year with quiet power.

The song is inspired by the loss of her brother before she was born and the grief she witnessed growing up through her mother. Opening with delicate Spanish guitar, it unfolds into a vocal performance that oscillates between fragility and fearless emotional honesty. The title, meaning sky or heaven, frames the song as a spiritual meditation—a guardian for those lost, and a poetic plea to something greater.

Following the success of previous singles like Pray For Us and Avalon, Caelina further establishes Harlow as a uniquely evocative voice in European indie music. Fans of Lana Del Rey, Tamino, and Ethel Cain will find resonance in the cinematic melancholy and raw intimacy she brings, but Harlow’s fragile yet commanding presence ensures the track feels entirely her own—a meditation on grief, hope, and the beauty that can emerge from both.