Photo: В© Eric McCandless via Getty Images 'Working with Travis has been so fun,' she says, 'and with all the collaborations, it just feels, like, 'Hey, I just got to make a record with all of my friends.''ДЄvril and Travis rang in 2022 together when they performed on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve special with Ryan Seacrest. It's being released under blink-182 drummer Travis Barker's new label, and on it she collaborates with other musicians such as Machine Gun Kelly.

'I've just been having an absolute blast,' she says of creating the record. 'I know I've got holes in them, but I am wearing pants,' she reassures us once more, still giggling.Д«right and bubbly as ever, the Napanee, Ont., native, 37, is in a great mood вЂ“ and it seems we've got her upcoming album, Love Sux, to thank for that. After a decade of artistic exploration and soul-searching, the self-proclaimed 'motherf*ckin princess' has reclaimed her pop-punk crown.WATCH: Avril Lavigne provides a special preview of her new album Kiss-off anthems 'Bite Me' and 'F.U.' are thrilling singalong highlights, while the title track drops classic 'na-na-na' chants through an explosive surge of punk electricity and quotable lines like 'When I think of you/I just wanna throw up.' Love Sux brims with such attitude on a dozen juicy takedowns, combining buoyant punk-influenced energy and Lavigne's trademark spunk and unfiltered defiance. Aside from that almost- blink-182 reunion, Love Sux works best when Lavigne has main billing, her rage propelled by chugging riffs and Barker's trademark pogo drums. The Machine Gun Kelly and Blackbear collaborations fall a little flat вЂ“ Lavigne doesn't need them at all вЂ“ while an endearing duet with Mark Hoppus ('All I Wanted') forms an appropriate bridge of generational nostalgia that'll be a highlight for fans missing the early 2000s. Instead, itвЂ™s raucous anthems aplenty with the help of Barker and various associates within his revivalist orbit, which works to varying degrees of success. Indeed, sheвЂ™s so focused on the snarling attitude that thereвЂ™s not a single slow song on the entire album ('Avalanche' and 'Dare to Love Me' come close but they quickly expand to towering conclusions). With gloves off and F-bombs at the ready, Lavigne and pop-punk's cool uncle du jour press pause on her late-era maturation (last heard on 2019's triumphant Head Above Water) and get back to bratty, rebellious basics. Together, the pair deliver an unrelenting blast of pissed-off breakup anthems for the frustrated and exhausted. Incidentally, it was also the first time she worked with her new label boss and this album's drummer, Travis Barker. On her previous albums, thereвЂ™s been a clear split between the two Avrils: the snotty punk who twirls gum on one finger while flipping you the bird with the other hand, and the earnest, ultra-emotive power balladeer singing 'I'm with You.' On her seventh set, Love Sux, Lavigne has put all her eggs in the former basket, delivering a no-frills blast for fans of 'Sk8r Boi,' 'He WasnвЂ™t,' and 'Girlfriend.' In fact, the album that 'Girlfriend' called home, 2007's The Best Damn Thing, might be the last time she sounded this fun and carefree while rocking out.

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