As Lavigne grew up, so did her music, moving from the youthful aggression of punk to a range of more vulnerable, understated pop ballads.
Released on Wednesday under Travis Barker’s label, DTA Records, “Bite Me” is the first taste of Lavigne’s upcoming, currently untitled seventh album, and it marks a triumphant return to her angsty rock roots.
It’s only been two years since the release of the 37-year-old singer’s last album, the pop-rock hit Head Above Water, but her return to punk has been a long time coming. Her first three albums, Let Go , Under My Skin , and The Best Damn Thing pulsed with all the adolescent anger and feisty girl power of the ‘00s punk scene. Songs like “Sk8er Boi” blew up as products of their time, when the skate park really was the hottest place to hang, and “rockin' up MTV” was the ultimate power move.
“I challenged myself and told myself to not hold back with the songwriting...Sometimes you can like, think, ‘What are people going to ask me about this song? What does that mean?’ But for me, I just allowed myself to kind of go there and to be really real.” While some fans have lamented the loss of her more edgy original style, Lavigne has shown that she’s not afraid to change her music to match the changes in her life. With every new release, she’s proven herself to be an endlessly evolving, adaptable artist; willing to subvert expectations with her lyrics and explore new genres without ever abandoning her roots as a combat-boot-wearing rebel.
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