Teased throughout her UK and European tours, as well as at her debut UK headline festival performance at Love Supreme this summer, ‘Touching Toes’ follows Olivia’s recently released track ‘Time’ – the first track release since her critically acclaimed debut album Messy. Her second release of the year, this track further showcases Olivia’s effortless versatility and ability to navigate through genres with ease.

A testament to Dean’s ability to capture the essence of love and connection in her music, ‘Touching Toes’ is an ever-relatable track about the early stages of romantic relationships. It features poignant lyrics such as “They say your body knows when it’s really something, when we’re touching toes” and “That’s the warmth of loving, and he flows and flows like a river in my mind,” demonstrating Dean’s talent for crafting intimate and relatable narratives.

Opening with a soft acoustic guitar that underpins the entire track, ‘Touching Toes’ is a mellow and ethereal offering featuring atmospheric backing vocals. Produced by Zach Nahome (PinkPantheress, Maverick Sabre, Biig Piig), the song marks a return to Olivia’s more soulful, stripped back melodies and beautifully exemplifies her ability to blend heartfelt lyrics with soulful vocals.

On the new release, Olivia says: “‘Touching Toes’ is a delicate love-song about letting someone into your space and the feeling of the flip switching in your head when you know it’s love. It’s an intimate moment I wanted to share as a bookmark to the end of this chapter of music from me.”

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Premiered at her triple-sold out London Hammersmith Apollo headline show, and released nearly a year after her breakout album, Olivia continues to showcase her effortless versatility. Opening with an acoustic guitar and drum melody which is a mainstay throughout the track, ‘Time’ was produced by Zac Nahome and co-written by Max Wolfgang, Bastian Langebaek, and Matt Hales and introduces us to a bold new sound for the singer, diverging from her previous more mellow, neo-soul tracks.

Recorded in a single take, a new method for the 25-year-old Londoner, the song draws inspiration from the melodic styles of British superstars such as David Bowie and The Beatles, and lyrically hones in on subjects Olivia has touched upon before – love, growth and change. Emulating the rock sound of music legend Tina Turner, ‘Time’ infuses a fresh rock element into her music, with a heavy electric guitar component which can be seen as a departure from previous tracks such as ‘Ok Love You Bye’, from her debut 2021 EP, Love Songs 2021.

Of ‘Time’ Olivia said: “‘Time; was born out of the frustrating feeling of not having enough of it. It’s about wanting to be ambitious, experience the world, and do everything while still feeling connected to the ones you love. It’s a real balancing act, especially as a woman. So, the song moves between these two worlds, dreamy and serene, then wild and chaotic, as life often is!

“It’s pretty much a completely live, one-take of me and my band just playing in a room together as we have been on tour. It feels so different from what I’ve made before, sonically of course, but also in its energy. I’m really excited about that.”

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