Taylor Acorn

Taylor Acorn crafts sleek, stylish modern pop that draws deeply from her affection for classic pop-punk and emo. Her earliest tracks, including the 2017 singles "Put It in a Song" and "Something Tonight," leaned heavily into pop with occasional country inflections, yet her emo inclinations surfaced more boldly by the start of the 2020s. Stripped-down renditions of Matchbox 20's "Unwell" and blink-182's "First Date" connected with listeners, prompting her to foreground those same qualities in her original work. The Certified Depressant EP of 2023 earned her first headlining tour along with notable festival appearances across Europe and the United States, after which she issued her debut full-length, Survival in Motion, in 2024.

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Taylor Acorn moved frequently throughout the United States during her early years and eventually put down roots in Pennsylvania once her father passed away when she was eight. Music became an outlet following that loss, leading her to pick up the guitar during her teenage years. The pop-punk sounds of the 1990s and early 2000s shaped her approach as she mastered cover material and performed at local talent competitions, including auditions for American Idol and The Voice. After attending Pennsylvania's Kutztown University for a couple of years, she moved to Nashville to chase a professional music path.

Initial singles "Without You" and "What Do I Do" preceded the 2017 Put It in a Song EP, whose title track accumulated substantial streaming plays and helped expand her following. She highlighted her pop leanings with a 2018 cover of John Mayer's "Your Body Is a Wonderland" alongside David Ryan. Four singles appeared in 2019, led by "Red White," while "Back to You," "I'm with You," and "Therapy" completed that year's output. In 2020 she released "Paper Airplanes" and "It's Not This" plus her take on Matchbox 20's "Unwell." Her return to pop-punk roots progressed across the following two years through a version of blink-182's "First Date" and the covers EP Stay Emo.

Teaming with All Time Low producer Dan Swank allowed Acorn to integrate her full range of influences on 2023's Certified Depressant, an eight-song effort co-produced by Swank and Andrew Pacheco that included the track "Coma," written with singer Cassadee Pope. A successful headlining U.S. tour followed, along with support slots for Real Friends and Grayscale and appearances at major festivals in both Europe and America. Further singles "Greener," "High Horse," and "People Watching" surfaced throughout 2024 ahead of the September arrival of her debut full-length, Survival in Motion.