Penelope Scott

Penelope Scott is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer.

In 2020, Scott released two compilation albums of demos, Junkyard and The Junkyard 2, followed by her debut album, Public Void. Her song "Rät" went viral shortly after its release, peaking at no. 29 on Billboards Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart. Scott then released the EP Hazards in 2021, followed by two more EPs, Girl's Night and Mysteries for Rats in 2023.

Scott had produced all of her music until 2025, when she released her second studio album, Water Dogs, produced by Max Hershenow.

Scott's latest album, Fear of God was released on April 24th, 2026. she has also released some songs on a side project featuring her old alias, Honey Morello. There, Scott released one single, Halloween in July and one album, Ping :) which sound similar to her songs in Fear of God.

Background Early life and career Scott grew up in California. After graduating high school, Scott started college at Willamette University. There she joined her college's choir and learned to play the guitar. Scott majored in political science, while also taking courses in philosophy and computer science. Scott was surprised at the success of The Junkyard 2 considering its lack of mixing.

2020–2022: Public Void and Hazards EP Scott's debut album, Public Void, was initially released on Bandcamp on August 29, 2020, then released September 25, 2020 on streaming services. In late 2020, her music found a larger audience on the short-form video-sharing app TikTok. A song off Public Void, "Rät", went viral on the app in November 2020. The song expresses disappointment with Silicon Valley and technology billionaires, specifically Elon Musk. "Rät" peaked at 29 on Billboards Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart.

On November 4, 2020, Scott released the single "Born2Run", clips of which went viral prior to its official release.

In July 2021, Scott released the song "7 O'Clock" and announced an EP, Hazards, which released on August 27, 2021, through Many Hats Distribution. She released the song "Dead Girls" as a single a day before the EP's release. In July 2021, Scott announced her first tour to support Hazards, beginning on the US West Coast in December 2021. She also announced East Coast tour dates for January 2022, but these were canceled due to concerns about then rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. In December 2021, Scott covered Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" for an episode of the Recording Academy's ReImagined.

In May 2022, Scott played at the Belltown Bloom music festival in Seattle. In June, she began another U.S. headlining tour, supported by Rosie Tucker, fanclubwallet, and Yot Club. Scott then embarked on a UK/EU tour in July, supported by Addison Grace. In October 2022, she was featured on Cincinnati-based artist Lincoln's song "Baby Take My Acid", which appeared on his debut album Everything is Wrong.

2023–2024: Mysteries for Rats / Girl's Night On September 20, 2023, Scott released the single "Gross", followed by the single "Time of My Life" on October 12. On September 25, she announced a pair of EPs, Girl's Night and Mysteries for Rats, which released on November 3 and November 17 respectively.

Scott stated that she decided split the release into two EPs to differentiate their sound, saying "Whereas before, if you were buying one CD or record, you would want quantity, now you can pick the songs individually and put them in your playlist. I think being reserved and sorting the songs beforehand by vibe is a way to make the work more pleasant to the listener."

2025–present: Water Dogs and Fear of God On February 27, 2025, Scott released the single "Girl's Always Right" alongside the announcement of her second studio album, Water Dogs, which released on March 14, 2025.

On October 24th, 2025, Scott released her first single since her album release called "Y2Kbaby". On February 13, 2026, she released another single titled “Loser”. On March 20th, 2026, Scott released the final single titled 'See You In Hell' alongside an announcement for her new album titled 'Fear Of God', released on April 24th, 2026.

Recognition In November 2020, Scott appeared on Rolling Stones Breakthrough 25, which showcases artists with large gains in streaming numbers—she was fifth, with 5.4million streams that week. Her song "Rät" appeared in the Top 40 of Billboards Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. Billboards Danielle Chelosky said of her music, "Sonically, it's like being inside of a videogame; lyrically, it's like scrolling a Tumblr meme page of an edgy teenage girl."

Scott has been described as an example of TikTok allowing music artists to be successful without signing to a label; she reached threemillion monthly listeners on Spotify without substantial media coverage.

Released: August 29, 2020 Label: Tesla's Pigeon Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl 85

Released: March 14, 2025 Label: Many Hats Distribution Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl

Released: April 24, 2026 Label: Tesla's Pigeon Format: Digital download, CD, streaming, vinyl Compilation albums TitleAlbum details JunkyardReleased: February 27, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl The Junkyard 2Released: May 13, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD

Extended plays TitleEP details Goblin HoursReleased: October 24, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Dancin' TimesReleased: June 2, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming HazardsReleased: August 27, 2021 Label: Many Hats Distribution Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl Girl’s NightReleased: November 3, 2023 Label: Amuseio AB Format: Digital download, streaming Mysteries for RatsReleased: November 17, 2023 Label: Amuseio AB Format: Digital download, streaming Mysteries for Rats / Girl's NightReleased: December 23, 2023 Label: Amuseio AB Format: Vinyl

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