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Marble Raft Releases Ethereal Indie Pop Single To Have and to Hold and to Break

Cover art for Marble Raft's To Have and to Hold and to Break

A Feverish Night Out in a Ghostly Metropolis Sets the Stage for Marble Raft’s Latest Single

On November 29, 2024, Swedish indie pop duo Marble Raft released their second single, To Have and to Hold and to Break, a sparkling preview of their upcoming album, Dear Infrastructure (set for February 2025). This lush, melodic track invites listeners on a feverish nighttime journey through a ghostly metropolis, wrapped in anticipation, euphoria, and the allure of the unknown.

The song narrates the escapades of two teenage protagonists, guided by an irresistible pull from the neon-lit cityscape. As they traverse the eerie urban maze, filled with withering towers and lurking wild beasts, they let go of reason and embrace the electric chaos of the night.

A Sonic Tapestry of Analogue Warmth

Crafted in the Stockholm archipelago, To Have and to Hold and to Break showcases Marble Raft’s signature atmospheric sound. Layers of vintage analogue instruments—including 12-string guitars, stylophone, autoharp, and 1970s string synthesizers—create a shimmering, otherworldly vibe. The duo’s lush production is brought to life with the mixing expertise of Henrik Andersson Vogel.

Marble Raft explains, “With To Have and to Hold and to Break, we aimed to capture the essence of a feverish night out—a moment saturated with anticipation and blurred by euphoria, all distorted through a filter of uncanny confusion.”

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A Glimpse into Dear Infrastructure

The upcoming album promises an atmospheric journey where urban landscapes collide with untamed nature. Exploring themes of human connection in a cold, concrete world, Dear Infrastructure captures the tension between civilization and the natural world, inviting listeners into a vivid, imaginative space.