Olivia Dean, the rising British soul pop singer-songwriter, has returned with a confident sophomore album, “The Art of Loving.” Across 12 tracks, Dean cements her spot in a growing class of talented young U.K.-born vocalists — think Raye and Lola Young — as she embraces her role as a traditionalist and a romantic.

The album lands Friday, on the heels of Dean's late summer hit, “Man I Need,” which has continued to rise on the Billboard Hot 100 and U.K. charts since its August debut. It also caps an expansive two-year period since Dean's buzzy 2023 debut “Messy,” that saw her profile rise as she collaborated with Sam Fender on the anthemic “Rein Me In” and scored a place on the “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” soundtrack.

Dean wears her influences on her sleeve, and in her name — her mid

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