Up and Coming Artist: Olivia Dean
- UP MAGAZINE
- Oct 3
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 26
By Sylvia Eastman
Edited by Taylor Morgan
English singer-songwriter Olivia Dean has shown the world what it truly means to be a lovergirl in her latest album, The Art of Loving, taking a cheeky yet flirtatious approach to all aspects of love. From falling deeply in love to heartbreak and the messy in-between, she covers it all.
In a recent interview with Andie Kirby of Paper Magazine, Dean explains how some of the album got its inspiration from Fleetwood Mac guitar melodies along with adding a groovy yet classic 1960s feel. She came out with three singles prior to the album release: “Lady, Lady,” “Nice To Each Other” and “Man I Need,” all of which took social media by storm.
She begins the album with a few flirty songs, such as “So Easy (To Fall In Love),” in which she sings “so come give me a call, and we’ll fall into us,” describing the ease of getting swept off your feet. The next track on the album, “Let Alone The One You Love,” describes the wake-up call of realizing someone you thought would be in your life forever might not be. She sings “you’re the hug that had to end,” meaning even some of the best things in life are not made to last. She furthers this theory in “Something Inbetween,” defining the gray area of debating whether or not to stay in a situation that no longer serves you. However, the album tells the story that not all endings are bad. In “Baby Steps,” Dean understands that it takes time to move on from heartbreak and reminds the audience that this is the key time for self-discovery and finding comfort in being alone. She concludes the album with “I’ve Seen It,” singing “the more you look, the more you find it’s all around you all the time,” exploring the idea of finding love even in the messiest aspects of life.
If there’s one thing about Olivia Dean, it’s that she’s always writing from the heart and making note of the fact that love is not something that is taught but learned through life experiences. It can bring out the best but also the worst in people. In The Art of Loving, Olivia Dean tells the story of having a life full of receiving love and exemplifies the importance of giving out even more love to the world than is received.
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