Freya Ridings is back. Following a string of stunning summer shows, including a captivating sold-out date at London’s Somerset House for their Summer Series, the London songstress returns with new single ‘Wicker Woman’. The single comes alongside a haunting video directed by Benjamin Darville. Listen HERE
Written by Freya and recorded with Jennifer Decilveo at Beach Tree Sound Studio in LA and the first cut from her forthcoming album, which arrives in 2026, ‘Wicker Woman’ is a rich battle cry of resilience; a song to turn up loud and sing with your whole chest. It taps into Ridings’ Celtic heritage, evoking vast windswept landscapes and primal rage, yet beneath its anger lies a strong family bedrock.
“‘Wicker Woman’ is a raw feminist breaking point – bone, blood, and roots ripped from the soil, set alight in a fire that cannot be ignored,” Freya says of the track. “It’s an unashamed, euphoric celebration of reclaiming primal feminine power, a return to the core of who we are, and an ode to the forgotten women and gods who came before us.”
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 1 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.
With chart-topping tracks like ‘Castles’ and ‘You Mean The World To Me’, she garnered widespread praise from media, radio and peers (she can count Taylor Swift and Florence Welch as fans) alike, while unforgettable performances at Glastonbury and a sold-out show at Somerset House cemented her status as a live powerhouse.
A fresh start, alongside a new label, the powerfully raw ‘Wicker Woman’ is just a taste of what’s to come from Freya. With a new album in the works, 2026 is teed up to be Freya’s most essential yet.
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