TAYLOR ACORN ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM
Copyright: Jonathan Weiner
After nearly ten years as an independent artist, Nashville-based pop-punk standout Taylor Acorn has officially joined the Fearless Records roster - kicking off a bold new era in her career. Today, she announces her highly anticipated debut album, Poster Child, set for release on 24 October 2025.
Pre-orders are available here.
Following the punchy lead single ‘Goodbye, Good Riddance’, which cemented her place as one of pop-punk’s most compelling new voices, Acorn returns with ‘Hangman’ - a soaring, guitar-fuelled track layered with emotional weight. Melancholy and anthemic, it showcases Acorn at her most vulnerable and powerful, blending raw storytelling with a hook-heavy sound that’s made her a rising force in the genre.
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. 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, Taylor Acorn brings a fresh, modern edge to the genre that raised her - merging the emotional punch of Avril Lavigne with the anthemic energy of Paramore. With her fearless lyrics and powerhouse vocals, Acorn is proving that emo was never just a phase, leading a new wave of emotionally charged, high-energy punk-pop for a new generation.
Her sound has made waves across the industry, earning major support from all leading streaming platforms. On Apple Music, she was spotlighted under Punk and featured on key playlists including Relationship Goals, Working From Home, Feeling Blue, Excited, New Music Daily, The New Rock, and New in Punk.
On Spotify, Acorn has been championed in Pop Punk’s Not Dead, New Noise, Women of Rock, and Fierce Femmes. Amazon Music featured her across Breakthrough Pop, Breakthrough Alternative, Fresh Alternative, and Pop Culture, while Pandora highlighted her in their Pop Punk spotlight - cementing her place as one of the genre’s most exciting rising voices.
Taylor Acorn is set to perform at London’s Electric Ballroom on 19 September.
