Freya Ridings opens 2026 with ‘Wild Horse’, a controlled but resolute piece of emotional pop that reintroduces her at a point of transition. Written alongside Sam De Jong and Michael Matosic, and produced by De Jong in Los Angeles, the single reflects a year spent recalibrating both sound and direction.
Ridings describes the song as “the true expression of unbridled freedom,” crediting her collaboration with De Jong — known for work with Gracie Abrams, Pink and Muse — as a catalyst in rediscovering her creative spark. If her earlier catalogue moved between fragile balladry and full-bodied crescendos, ‘Wild Horse’ suggests an artist refining both impulses into something more focused.
Since her 2017 breakthrough ‘Lost Without You’, Ridings has established herself as one of the UK’s most distinctive pop voices. Her self-titled debut album earned BRIT nominations, surpassed a billion streams and achieved widespread certification. Tracks such as ‘Castles’ and ‘You Mean The World To Me’ expanded her reach, while performances at Glastonbury and a sold-out Somerset House confirmed her live credentials.
With a new label and a forthcoming album on the horizon, ‘Wild Horse’ functions as both reset and reassertion. It doesn’t chase reinvention for its own sake; instead, it frames renewal as clarity — an artist stepping forward with renewed conviction rather than nostalgia.
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