Kelly Padrick, an American indie pop singer-songwriter, has worked with songwriter Nancy Hess since 2006, when the two began collaborating. Hess became Padrick’s long-term writing partner.
Padrick is originally from Providence, Rhode Island, and is now based in New York City. She has been writing music since she was five years old and has built a long career as an independent artist. She grew up performing in local coffee shops and around New England before moving to New York City to expand her career.
Over her career, Padrick has released seven full-length albums and four EPs, in a style that blends pop, folk, new wave, and surf-pop. Her notable albums include her 2005 debut, Haze, followed by Carmine Street (2007), Hello My Love (2010), Soulmate (2011), Dear Love (2014), and It’s Only Me (2016). She has also released EPs including The Brooklyn Hours and Fires.
Padrick’s songwriting, much of it developed with Hess, has reached audiences through film and television as well as recorded music. Her song “Pizza and Fairytales” was featured in the Fox Searchlight film Trust the Man. “Ties That Bind” and “The Brooklyn Hours” were used by ABC in promotional commercials for Desperate Housewives, and “Believing Makes it So” and “Consciousness” were featured on HBO’s VICE. Her music has also appeared on MTV’s Big Tips Texas.
Padrick’s most recent project, Butterflies, is a 2026 EP described as nostalgic, empowering, and emotionally vulnerable. The five-track, country-pop project was produced by Marc Copely.
