Initially making her introduction into the music scene in 2016 as a country star, Nashville-based musician Taylor Acorn has since evolved into a rising pop-punk star. Known for her unique approach to the emo genre, Acorn combines poignant, down-to-earth lyricism with a high-energy, unrelenting sonic landscape.
After releasing a number of singles and her 2017 country EP Put It in a Song, she started releasing emotive acoustic covers of popular emo songs like “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” by Panic! At The Disco in 2020. The following year, Acorn released Stay Emo, Pt. 1 (Acoustic), an acoustic EP consisting entirely of covers from defining artists like Mayday Parade, Paramore, My Chemical Romance and more.
In the years since then, Acorn has continued to carve out her own lane within the pop-punk scene, performing alongside some of the genre’s most impactful names, including Bowling for Soup, The Home Team and The Used. Last year, she toured extensively, selling out both her Australian and U.S. headline tours, supporting Dashboard Confessional and Boys Like Girls on their respective fall tours in addition to festival appearances at Lollapalooza, Let’s Go Festival and more.
Last year also saw the release of Acorn’s debut full-length album Survival In Motion. A lyrically diverse and passionate body of work, the album solidifies her place in rock music and defines her as one of the most unique up-and-comers in the alternative scene.
Now, the “Uncomfortably Numb” singer celebrates the release of her new single “Goodbye, Good Riddance,” as well as her signing with Fearless Records after being an independent artist for the last nine years. Her first new release since dropping the deluxe version of Survival In Motion earlier this year, “Goodbye, Good Riddance” is an anthemic and enticing introduction to Acorn’s new era.
Acorn’s new single and partnership with Fearless Records arrive on the first day of the Summer School Tour, where Acorn holds a main headlining spot. Touring alongside some of emo rock’s most prominent rising acts, Acorn is looking forward to hitting the road with familiar faces, including previous collaborators Arrows In Action and close friend Charlotte Sands.
“I did a collab with [Arrows In Action] back a few years ago, and we’ve been buddies ever since,” she says. “So it feels like I’m getting together with all of my friends and just having a great time. I’m mostly just stoked about that. It feels like it’s just going to be a big family reunion. It’s going to be really fun.”
For this tour, Acorn and Sands will be sharing a tour bus, and the two are looking forward to taking part in the exciting, hardcore life of rock stars on the road. (Which, to them, involves lots of crafts and face masks together.) “I mean, for starters, she’s just the best,” Acorn says of Sands. “There are, thankfully, more women coming up in this scene, but to have somebody like her…is really great. She’s just so kind, and in this world that we’re in right now, to have a friend like that is just really important.”
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