Why Olivia Dean’s “The Art of Loving” Is a Top Album of 2025 (feat. HTHAZE)

Substack: Get weekly music breakdowns, reviews, and unedited reaction content: https://vinylbymars.substack.comThe Top Albums of the Year series is back. After last year's run highlighted releases from Taylor Swift to Sabrina Carpenter to Charli xcx and beyond, I’m returning with a three-episode run to highlight the three albums that defined my 2025 listening experience. We’re starting with Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving, a project that continues to build her momentum and shape conversations around Album of the Year considerations.I’m joined by special guest HTHAZE, one of the most recognizable music reaction creators online and the number one music creator on Patreon, to get into why The Art of Loving stands out in this moment. We talk about how listeners first connected with Olivia, the impact of her live performances, how she has become part of the current UK-to-US artist wave, and what we hope to hear next as she heads into a new chapter.In this episode, we cover:Why The Art of Loving kicks off the Top Albums of 2025 seriesHow we each first discovered Olivia DeanWhy the live performances at Rough Trade, Brooklyn Paramount, and MSG matterBest song, worst song, and personal favesPitchfork’s score and how we would rate the albumAdele comparisons and Olivia’s place in this era of musicWhat we hope to see from album threeFollow and support the show:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylbymarsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinylbymarsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vinylbymarsSubstack: https://vinylbymars.substack.comLink in bio: https://linktr.ee/vinylbymarsTo provide feedback, please fill out this survey: http://bit.ly/livefrommars-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.