Freya Ridings has entered a new chapter with the release of Dancing In The Kitchen, the latest preview of her forthcoming album Mother Of Pearl, due May 29 via BMG. It arrives with the sense of an artist stepping forward on her own terms, carrying the recognisable power of her voice while widening the emotional frame around it.
Built around ukulele and an exposed vocal performance, “Dancing In The Kitchen” strips things back to essentials. The song leans into vulnerability rather than grand gestures, offering a quiet anthem about letting go of worry and allowing joy to exist in private moments.
Stream “Dancing In The Kitchen” HERE.
The accompanying video, directed by Nic Minns and filmed in one take at Asylum Chapel, matches that intimacy. There is no need for excess. The setting and performance do the work, allowing the emotional centre of the track to remain front and centre.
Ridings has also announced a major UK and European tour, beginning at Ulster Hall on September 6 and including a headline date at Royal Albert Hall on October 5. It is another marker of how far she has travelled since the breakthrough of Lost Without You, the multi-platinum single that introduced her to a global audience and helped establish a career now spanning more than one billion streams.
Backseat Mafia caught Ridings when she opened for OneRepublic in Sydney in 2025, where her command of a large room underlined the scale of her appeal. Even in support mode, she carried the focus with ease. “Dancing In The Kitchen” suggests that confidence has only deepened.
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