Getting There (interlude)

The story behind

Olivia Dean wrote Getting There (interlude) as a pause within her album Messy, released in 2023. The song lasts just over a minute and a half, and feels like a moment of breath between longer stories. It has no lyrics, but it sounds as if it has something to say. She recorded it in a space that is not specified, but it is clear that it was not a conventional studio. The atmosphere is soft, as if walking through a place that is not seen, but is felt. The music moves with a calm that contrasts with what comes before and after. It is an interlude that is not overlooked, but not expected.