After nearly ten years of grinding as an independent artist, Nashville’s pop-punk powerhouse Taylor Acorn has officially signed with Fearless Records, kicking off the next era of her career with the announcement of her debut LP, Poster Child. Coming hot off the success of Survival in Motion (Deluxe) earlier this year, Acorn is stepping fully into her moment—unapologetic, empowered, and louder than ever.
Her new single “Hangman” proves exactly why. Fueled by sharp guitars and emotional undercurrents, the track is classic Acorn: cathartic, raw, and built to be screamed back in unison. “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,” she explains. “I’d be having the best day, and then boom—my car battery dies. I think a lot of us feel that way sometimes. Why can’t we move on from something that’s over? The ‘hangman’ idea gave me a fun visual spin on being down on your luck while still trying to move forward.”
With a sound that bridges the angst of Avril Lavigne and the fire of Paramore, Acorn channels the golden age of late-’90s/early-2000s pop-punk while making it feel fresh, urgent, and completely her own. Emo was never just a phase—and Acorn is here to prove it.
The industry has taken notice. Apple Music gave her a banner feature under Punk and spotlighted her across flagship playlists like Relationship Goals, New Music Daily, and The New Rock. Spotify has championed her in Pop Punk’s Not Dead, Women of Rock, New Noise, and Fierce Femmes. Amazon Music and Pandora have backed her too, locking her in as one of the most promising alt-rock crossovers of the moment.
2024 saw Acorn make her Australian live debut, with shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, before returning in December to play Good Things Festival alongside KoЯn, Violent Femmes, Billy Corgan, and Electric Callboy. Now, she’s bringing Poster Child to life on the road—heading to When We Were Young Fest, the legendary Warped Tour, and her just-announced North American Headline Tour this November.
Poster Child Track Listing:
01. People Pleaser
02. Crashing Out
03. Hangman
04. Poster Child
0.5 Home Videos
06. Cheap Dopamine
07. Blood On Your Hands
08. Goodbye, Good Riddance
09. Sucker Punch
10. Vertigo
11. Theme Park
12. Masquerade
About Taylor Acorn
Taylor Acorn has always been wired for the stage. Growing up in Northern Pennsylvania, she cut her teeth fronting her first pop-punk band before breaking out as a solo artist. Her career truly launched when she moved to Nashville in 2014 and linked up with producer Dan Swank (All Time Low, Cassadee Pope), bonding over their shared love of early-2000s pop-punk.
If Survival in Motion was Acorn’s opening statement, Poster Child is the proof that she’s here to stay. From the infectious blast of “People Pleaser” to the stripped-down vulnerability of closing track “Masquerade”, Acorn delivers both fire and fragility in equal measure—cementing herself as one of the most important new voices in modern punk-pop.
