I want to send you a FREE album + zine!
“Welcome To My World” is a special collection of 12 songs spanning my 13-year back catalogue, bundled with a 31-page digital zine packed with stories, photos and artwork.
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Four years of Penfriend!!!
Four years ago TODAY I launched my Penfriend solo project after 10 years of releasing music ...See more -
Trying to get better at life – Monthly Missive – April 2024
I’m here today with Penfriend’s monthly missive #1: a mini-essay on my latest attempt to get better ...See more -
It’s happening… (Patreon launch news!)
You are welcome here. I’m Penfriend aka music producer and solo artist Laura Kidd. Half of Obey Robots, ex- ...See more -
Brave or stupid? (big news!)
This might be very stupid. In 7 days time I am going to cancel all 235 ...See more -
Look what YOU did! (chart results inside)
Look what you did! Rat and I made an album we love, and we shared it with ...See more -
Too late? How to find an audience in your 50s (and 40s, and 30s…)
➡️ At my December livestream, I was asked the following question by @hitchhiker7508 : “is 55 ...See more -
Wikipedia helps me write a SPIKY song!
Hang out with me as I write the verse lyrics for the Obey Robots song “Porcupine” ...See more -
“Black Car” on Welcome To Night Vale!
I’m somewhat stunned and very excited to announce my song “Black Car” is The Weather on ...See more -
Ukulele or cavaquinho? Adventures in Portugal
I started playing the ukulele in 2008 after reading about George Harrison’s great love for the ...See more
Hello and welcome!
I’m Laura Kidd, an independent music producer, songwriter and visual artist based in Nottingham, UK, making music as Penfriend.
My new album “One In A Thousand” was released on 24th February 2023 under the name Obey Robots. It went to #14 in the Official Album Chart and #1 in the Independent Album Chart due to people power. Thank you!
My first Penfriend album “Exotic Monsters” was released in May 2021, reaching #24 in the Official UK Album Chart and #5 in the Independent Album Chart.
My mission is to encourage creativity in others by sharing my artistic process, plus thoughts on the philosophy of creativity, via my YouTube channel, Letterbox Blog and podcast series, “Attention Engineer”.
At the heart of the Penfriend project is The Correspondent’s Club, a generous, supportive and friendly community powering the making of all my new music, podcasts and videos.
