Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne is returning to her roots, with a new early 2000s inspired pop-punk album, Love Sux.
Released on Friday the 25th, the album is getting received a lot better than her underwhelming 2019 album, Head Above Water.
Avril Lavigne’s original sound and attitude have had a huge influence on the resurgence of the pop-punk era in the 2020s.
Sure, it’s been twenty years since the release of her multi-platinum debut, Let Go. But Avril’s not going to let Machine Gun Kelly and the e-boys have all the fun in 2022. The 37-year-old Canadian is here to steal back her spotlight and claim her rightful spot, as the queen of pop-punk.
And what would a hit in 2022 be without Travis Barker?
In October, Avril is headlining alongside My Chemical Romance and Paramore at the highly anticipated When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas.
The album is high-energy with an Avril Lavigne classic formula. She knows what the audience wants and oh she served.
It’s the perfect teenage breakup album, full of “woah-oh-ohs” and heavy eyeliner. If you aren’t careful you might end up staining your pillowcase with mascara, crying over your grade 9 crush.
“Like a ticking time bomb I’m about to explode.”
Features include Machine Gun Kelly, blackbear, and Mark Hoppus, and amost all the songs on the album were co-written by Avril Lavigne’s boyfriend, Mod Sun.
The two musicians collaborated on a single, Flames back in 2021 and fans noticed the chemistry from the start. Later that year the two were spotted on double-dates with Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox.
In September 2021 the musicians became insta official when Mod Sun posted a picture of them kissing with the caption.
“I’m so lucky, I love this girl so much😍 internet killed the rockstar tour starts today! come see me + my band,”
If Mod Sun and Avril are happier than ever, does this mean Love Sux is about our other Canadian icon, Nickelback lead singer, Chad Kroeger?
Happy wedding anniversary @AvrilLavigne and Chad Kroeger! 💋❤ #Chavril pic.twitter.com/F5T5zKY1Hq
— Avril Updates (@AvrilLavigneSay) July 1, 2015
One can only hope.