born and raised in the suburban midwest, scott padden has been making music in san francisco since 2011, and has spent the past two years supporting acts like levi parham, omar velasco, lola kirke, oh pep!, lillie mae, and phil lesh. his songs have been described by his peers as "real, raw, and fantastically heartfelt." 

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television spies—his first outing as a frontman—released their debut single, "picture of you" on december 7th, 2018.