Biography
“The emerging IT girl of the alt music scene.”
- Hunger Magazine
Hailed as ‘a raw and thrilling new talent’, Freya Beer is a singer-songwriter from West London.
Freya began her musical journey when she released debut single ‘Dear Sweet Rosie’ in November 2019 on her record label Sisterhood Records. The single immediately gained attention from all the right places beginning with a BBC Radio 6 Music live session with Marc Riley in 2020. From then on the only way is up, Beer’s debut album ‘Beast’ was recognised by the British Library and inducted into their British Sound Archive for individuals to study. Festival’s such as the Isle of Wight Festival and Latitude welcomed Freya and her band within the next year and opened doors to sold out headline shows in London and Manchester which soon followed with support slots for Honeyblood and Republica. Most recently Freya made her debut across the pond in New York City where she played a full band headline show at Pete’s Candy Store as well as had an exclusive straight-to-vinyl live recording session at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings in Brooklyn.
Freya released ‘Tatianna’ in May 2024, and was immediately labeled as a pop classic by numerous commentators, immediately gained attention on YouTube hitting almost 10k views in over a month, and was chosen by Amy Lame on BBC6 Music as her ‘Sunday Girl’. Through this success, Hunger Magazine reached out to Freya and featured her in their fashion editorial, ‘Silhouette Session’, in issue 31 which was a collaboration with Schwarzkopf and shot by the iconic photographer Rankin. The download version of ‘Tatianna’ is supplemented by a 4 track EP featuring all 4 of her recent releases. ‘Tatianna’, ‘Write Her Off’, ‘Fantasy’, and ‘Galore’. September brought, ‘False Hope’, the latest single recorded in Colchester with producer Tom Donovan who has worked with the likes of Miles Kane.
Freya began 2025 with spoken word performances supporting Dr. John Cooper-Clarke on a number of his dates across the UK including the Co-op Live arena in Manchester. In May, Beer released her latest single, ‘CRY BABY’, which cites influence from David Lynch’s ‘Wild At Heart’.
Beer also has her own show on Islington Radio, ‘Freya Beer’s Gothic Disco’, which is an eclectic mix of musical genres featuring guests such as punk journalist John Robb and TV host and comedian Jonathan Ross. In January 2025, Freya collaborated with Agency for Nature which gave her the opportunity to record her show in a bird hide in Walthamstow Wetlands and featured Nature activist Chris Packham and influencer Lira Valencia, to promote mental health.
Brands Freya has collaborated with include Dr Martens, Killstar, Kiehls, Rokit Vintage, Youth To The People.
Key Highlights:
British Library - ‘BEAST’ - https://www.bl.uk/
BBC6 Music Live Session - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fg1h
BBC6 Music ‘Sunday Girl’ with Amy Lame - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015m5y
Time Out London - https://www.timeout.com/london/city-life/how-london-goth-culture-rose-from-grave
Rokit Vintage - https://www.facebook.com/rokitvintage/posts/goth-is-not-just-for-halloween-check-out-the-new-goth-collection-online-rokitvin/10159994231077226/
Islington Radio show - https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/gothic-disco-with-freya-beer-26012024/?utm_campaign=notification_new_upload&utm_content=html&utm_medium=email&utm_source=notification