20 Most Anticipated Hard Rock & Metal Albums Of 2022
19. Avril Lavigne
Title: Love Sux
Release Date: 25th February 2022
Previous Release: Head Above Water (2019)
Avril Lavigne has a place in '00s kids' hearts that she has never left. With the recent pop-punk revival, it is only proper that Lavigne should be leading the way. From her forthcoming album Avril has released two tracks Bite Me and Love It When You Hate Me (the latter featuring Blackbear).
The release will feature further collabs with Mark Hoppus and Machine Gun Kelly. Avril's singles hark back to her early career while enhancing her music with the skills she has learned through out the years.
Lavigne drew upon "throwback influences like blink-182, Green Day and NOFX" and revealed:
"We used live guitars and live drums and didn't hold back, and just got to do exactly what I wanted and what I feel like I've probably wanted to do for a long time [...] It's just pure rock'n'roll from front to back [...] I've been working with such a cool group of people from this scene, so there's just a lot of new and fresh energy on this album [...]"