Sounds | Taylor Acorn - Hangman

"Taylor Acorn is an American singer-songwriter who has significantly impacted pop, punk, and alternative rock scenes." las ik ergens online. Kwestie van de pr wat te spicen? Niet omdat ik nog nooit van de dame heb gehoord, wel omdat haar eerste wapenfeit nog maar van 2017 dateert. Destijds nog kabbelend tussen country en pop, koos ze dan met haar eerste full album Certified Depressant (2023) voor het poppunkstraatje. Het nieuwe materiaal sluit hier mooi bij aan, zij het dan met een net iets vettere productie. Denk een even catchy, maar potigere Avril Lavigne. Met een betere stem!

Poster Child verschijnt op 24 oktober 2025 via Fearless Records.

Luister ook naar: Goodbye, Good Riddance

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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 debut LP, 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.”

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.

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