MARVIN Music News: New Energy, Old Souls — This Week’s Drops from Taylor Acorn, YUNGBLUD + Aerosmith, Lily Allen & Marlon Hoffstadt
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Taylor Acorn — The Poster Child Era Begins
Taylor Acorn just leveled up. Her new album Poster Child arrived this week via Fearless Records, and it cements her as one of pop-punk’s most dynamic new voices. The record feels like a reckoning — pairing gut-punch honesty with hooks built to scream in your car.
“Home Videos” and “People Pleaser” dig into nostalgia, validation, and the quiet pressure of growing up online. The production’s clean, but her delivery cuts through — proof she’s not chasing a throwback sound, she’s building a modern identity out of it.
With Poster Child, Acorn proves she’s more than a genre revivalist. She’s the new standard for emotional pop with teeth.
YUNGBLUD + Aerosmith — Punk Meets the Past on “My Only Angel”
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YUNGBLUD and Aerosmith have officially gone off the rails — in the best way possible. This week, the unlikely duo released the Desert Road Version of their joint single “My Only Angel,” a stripped, cinematic rework from their upcoming One More Time EP (out November 21).
Trading distortion for dusty acoustic textures, the track features a left-field guest appearance from comedy legend Steve Martin on banjo — and somehow, it all clicks. Steven Tyler’s iconic rasp tangles perfectly with YUNGBLUD’s reckless energy, creating something that feels equal parts outlaw ballad and punk confession.
It’s an intergenerational collision that actually works — chaotic, soulful, and unexpectedly sincere.
Lily Allen — The West End Comes Crashing In
Lily Allen is back, and she’s swinging harder than ever. Her fifth studio album West End Girl dropped this Friday via BMG — her first in seven years — and it’s a masterclass in wit, chaos, and self-reflection.
Allen’s always known how to lace sweetness with sting, but here she’s sharper than ever. “Pussy Palace” and “Nonmonogamummy” tackle love and identity with wicked humor, while “4Chan Stan” takes aim at online toxicity through her signature lyrical smirk.
It’s brutally honest, darkly funny, and deeply British — proof that Allen hasn’t mellowed with age. West End Girl is her messiest, most magnetic work yet.
Marlon Hoffstadt — The Rave Renaissance Rolls On
Marlon Hoffstadt, better known as DJ Daddy Trance, continues his mission to bring joy back to club culture. This week, the Berlin producer expanded his All Yours EP with three new tracks — “Turn It Up,” “Pure Love,” and “Freedom” — via Capitol Records/Goodlife/MC3.
Each track pushes the BPM and the emotional ceiling. “Turn It Up” hits like a laser beam, “Pure Love” softens the tempo with nostalgic euphoria, and “Freedom” feels built for festival sunrise. It’s a reminder that Hoffstadt’s brand of trance isn’t ironic — it’s pure, communal, and deeply alive.
With this release, Hoffstadt moves from cult favorite to global figurehead. The future of rave is wide open — and he’s already at the decks.
