Public Universal Friend

Public Universal Friend (PUF) is an Indianapolis-based art rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Jody Galadriel Friend. After a decade-plus solo career, Friend released her album Perennials debuting under PUF in March 2021 just a month after coming out publicly as a trans woman. Since the release of this touchstone coming out record, Friend galvanized her place as a beloved matriarch in the Indianapolis queer music scene with her live band including up to seven members, with featured performances on their local NPR station, Emmy-award winning series Music in Transit, while also becoming the first trans-led act to have been featured on Mahogany Sessions based out of London.