Freya Ridings follows the announcement of her forthcoming album, Mother Of Pearl, last month by releasing bewitching new single, ‘Dancing In The Kitchen’.
Alongside the track, Freya has also announced a massive UK and EU tour, including a date at London’s Royal Albert Hall on October 5. An emotionally raw track, ‘Dancing In The Kitchen’ has already become a fan favourite since Freya dropped a teaser clip online and already a live staple after her recent shows across Australia. Stripped back to ukulele and Freya’s powerfully stirring vocal, the track is an anthem to forget your troubles and embrace vulnerability.
“‘Dancing In The Kitchen’ is my rawest, most honest song to date,” Freya says of the track. “I’m thrilled that my fans resonated with the secret life I think we all share behind closed doors and eyes. The demo I shared started something and I’m in awe of the response. I truly can’t wait for this song to finally be out in the world”
Listen to ‘Dancing In The Kitchen’ on F1 Tracks.
Mother Of Pearl is 11 tracks of flawless beauty. Reinventing herself, while maintaining the voice that has become so recognisable, there’s a defiance and a fire to Freya Ridings’ new era. It’s a strength borne from her journey, forging a path through a patriarchal industry that all-too-often tried to mould her into what they wanted her to be and not what she was aspiring to.
One of the UK’s finest talents since she broke through with her multi-platinum selling single ‘Lost Without You’, Freya has had a remarkable career to date. Her self-titled debut album was a BRIT-nominated, Gold-certified triumph, achieving over one billion streams and earning 47 Gold and Platinum certifications worldwide. ‘Lost Without You’ also saw Freya become the first female artist to both write and perform a solo Top 10 hit in the UK.
Going into her third album Freya Ridings is not the same artist she was before. She’s had to reach down into the depths and find reserves that she didn’t know she had, and in doing so, she’s tapped into a rich seam of anger and wisdom and womanhood that feels as timely now as it ever was. As she says, “Getting to create, sing and play these songs and have them exist in the real world, that feels like winning to me.”
