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- Summary: The second full-length release from British soul-pop artist Olivia Dean was executive produced by Zach Nahome.
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- Record Label: Island
- Genre(s): Pop, R&B
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Sep 26, 2025It’s rare for music to be both deep and breezy, isn’t it? Minnie Riperton does it on “Lovin’ You” (1974) – all those casual la-la-la-las sinking into something profound. Corinne Bailey Rae did it too, with “Put Your Records On” (2006), flagging the nourishment of some much-needed downtime. Olivia Dean’s second album, The Art of Loving, manages the same feat.
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Sep 25, 2025It’s in the album’s quietest moment that Dean delivers her most compelling performance yet.
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Sep 25, 2025The Art of Loving proves to be both a continuation and a step forward from Messy, with Dean bringing a new level of maturity and authenticity that brings depth and complexity to the album.
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Sep 25, 2025Knowing one’s self-worth. ‘The Art Of Loving’ is all of these lessons; from the need for independence (‘Man I Need’) to the art of letting go (‘Let Alone The One You Love’), Olivia manages to convey all wisely, without becoming preachy.
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Sep 26, 2025The Art of Loving finds its strength in these pockets of restraint where Dean’s more melancholic moments put down roots, like in the swelling strings of the intimate and haunting “Loud.”
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Oct 10, 2025This is a couple cuts above her promising debut.
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Oct 1, 2025he Art of Loving reminds me of Leslie Feist’s exemplary pivot to coffeeshop pop and lounge jazz on her albums Let It Die and The Reminder, but Feist also had her wild youth as a Broken Social Scenester behind her by then. Dean’s meticulous replicas are nearly impeccable; it’s high time she starts throwing some paint around.