Hudson Freeman

Hudson Freeman is a folk artist. And recently, people are seeing he’s a whole lot more. His breakthrough moment came last September. A singular riff that captivated millions. The central motif in his most recent single, If You Know Me, changed everything for Freeman, both the demo field recording and full band version landing in the fall of ’25 with acclaim.

Much like the artists who inspire him like Sufjan Stevens, Pedro the Lion, Weed (pre-Hotline TNT), Hudson Freeman finds himself at a uniquely turbulent coming-of-age moment. His music is shaped by a religious upbringing, grappling with moral absolutism, fleeting friendships, and navigating a search for belonging online.

Born in Waxahachie, TX and raised by missionary parents, Hudson’s youth was shaped by an early move to Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), where he spent his adolescence in a landlocked country––and a sense of displacement has stayed within him ever since. After relocating to Springfield, MO for college, Freeman graduated into the chaotic landscape of 2020, eventually making his way to Brooklyn, where his music career began to take flight.

Last May, Hudson released an album called is a folk artist. A disarmingly-distinct collection from a digital-age storyteller, it weaves issues of faith, belonging, and anxiety into a modern folk record that feels increasingly more monumental by the minute. In 2026, Freeman takes this massive newfound support and hits the road. Translating these new digital connections into the physical world with headline tours, festivals, and support slots across the US, UK, EU, Australia, and New Zealand. A split EP with Brooklyn-based The Bedroomer starts the deluge of new music to come, with plans to land a new album this fall.