After nearly a decade as an independent artist, Nashville-based pop-punk favorite Taylor Acorn officially signed to Fearless Records last month — marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter. Unapologetic and empowered, Acorn now announces her new studio album, “Poster Child”, following the critically acclaimed “Survival in Motion” (Deluxe) earlier this year.
Following lead single “Goodbye, Good Riddance” — which solidified her as one of pop-punk’s most exciting and authentic rising voices — Acorn returns with “Hangman”, an electric guitar-driven anthem laced with melancholy undertones. It’s Acorn at her best: delivering cathartic, relatable stories that hit as hard emotionally as they do sonically.
On the track Acorn shares: “The idea of ‘Hangman’ came about during a time when, even though everything in my life was going well, I felt emotionally stuck — like the universe was playing a weird game with me”, Acorn shares. “I’d be having the best day, and then boom — my car battery dies. One time, I literally looked up at the sky and yelled, ‘Oh, come on’! I think a lot of us feel that way sometimes. Why can’t we move on from a relationship or situation that no longer suits us? I imagined the universe playing hangman as this fun visual — despite how emotional the song feels. It’s a different little spin on being down on your luck and trying to move forward”.
Known for channeling the raw spirit of late-’90s and early-2000s pop-punk, Acorn puts a modern stamp on the genre that shaped her—bridging the emotional bite of Avril Lavigne with the anthemic fire of Paramore. She’s proving that emo was never just a phase, ushering in a new era of emotionally charged, high-energy punk-pop for a new generation.
Her sound hasn’t gone unnoticed: Acorn has been championed across all major streaming platforms for her fearless mix of pop-punk, alt, and rock.
On Apple Music, she earned a banner feature under Punk for her EP, and landed placements on flagship playlists like Relationship Goals, Working From Home, Feeling Blue, Excited, and New Music Daily, as well as genre-specific lists like New in Alternative, The New Rock, and New in Punk. Over on Spotify, she’s been spotlighted in playlists like, Pop Punk’s Not Dead, New Noise, Women of Rock, and Fierce Femmes.
Amazon Music has also shown major support, featuring her on Breakthrough Pop, Breakthrough Alternative, Fresh Alternative, and Pop Culture, while Pandora highlighted her in their Pop Punk spotlight.
Acorn is now bringing her album “Poster Child” to life onstage — music best experienced in a packed room of fans screaming every word. She’s set to perform at When We Were Young Fest, the legendary Warped Tour, and just announced her North American Headline Tour, kicking off this November.
Her latest single, “Hangman”, drops August 22nd, 2025, via Fearless Records, the same day tickets go on sale for her North American headline dates.
Pre-order & pre-save “Poster Child” here.
Tracklist:
1. People Pleaser
2. Crashing Out
3. Hangman
4. Poster Child
5. Home Videos
6. Cheap Dopamine
7. Blood On Your Hands
8. Goodbye, Good Riddance
9. Sucker Punch
10. Vertigo
11. Theme Park
12. Masquerade
In order to make it in the music industry, you don’t just need talent, you also need to possess a consuming desire to perform that’s ingrained in your DNA. That’s especially true for Taylor Acorn, who has made bold sacrifices in order to pursue her musical dreams. Acorn became interested in performing as a teenager living in Northern Pennsylvania where she started her first pop-punk band and began performing as a solo artist. However her career breakthrough came when she relocated to Nashville in 2014 and connected with producer Dan Swank (All Time Low, Cassadee Pope) and the duo instantly bonded over their mutual love of early 2000s pop-punk.
If Acorn’s 2024 full-length “Survival in Motion” was her introduction to the world, 2025’s “Poster Child” shows that she is here to stay—and it also marks the fact that she has signed with Fearless Records after nine years of releasing her music independently. “When people listen to this album I just want them to feel like they’re back in a time period that makes them feel good”, she says. That sense of optimism is evident from the infectious opener “People Pleaser” to the stripped-down outro of the album closer “Masquerade”, the latter of which showcases the way Acorn is able to effortlessly express both power and vulnerability with her voice, depending on the feeling that she is trying to articulate in the moment.
Weblinks:
www.tayloracorn.com
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