Olivia Dean has announced details of her upcoming second studio album, The Art of Loving, and shared lead single “Nice to Each Other.”

Dean will release her new LP on Sept. 26 via Capitol Records, and it will be the follow-up to 2023 debut Messy. Her debut album hit No. 4 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart and was nominated for the Mercury Prize that year, ultimately losing out to Ezra Collective’s Where I’m Meant to Be.

In a press release, Dean says that “’Nice to Each Other” is a song about the push and pull of exploring your independence in dating. It’s about enjoying someone in the present and allowing it to be both light and meaningful. I think this song and video represents a playfulness in me that I’m excited for people to see.”

Earlier this year, Dean released “It Isn’t Perfect

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