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Head above Water by Avril Lavigne (CD, 2019)

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UPC4050538441789

eBay Product ID (ePID)20050164111

Product Key Features

Release Year2019

FormatCD

GenreRock

Run Time41 Mins 19 Seconds

ArtistAvril Lavigne

Release TitleHead above Water

Additional Product Features

DistributionADA

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Number of Discs1

ReviewsRolling Stone - "[R]arely has anyone sounded both as wrecked and rejuvenated over the course of the same record....The Lavigne heard at the beginning of the record is almost an entirely different person by the end..." Spin - "The upbeat, barbed-wire bubblegum of her previous record, 2013's eponymous LP has all but burst, replaced with forlorn ballads and dramatic self-preservation anthems." NME (Magazine) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "HEAD ABOVE WATER offers a more sober and grown-up kind of pop-rock than she's known for....Her plain-speaking style makes for compelling listening here." Clash (Magazine) - "[T]racks `Tell Me It's Over' and `It Was In Me' with its soaring vocals, and slow-build instrumentation remind you why Avril was as big as she was; because of her raw talent as a songwriter and performer."

Additional informationPhotographer: David Heedleman. Roughly a year after Avril Lavigne released her eponymous fifth album in 2013, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Her illness informs Head Above Water, which arrives six long years after Avril Lavigne -- the longest time separating Lavigne albums by far. Considering that half-decade gap and all the personal turmoil the singer endured, it scans that Head Above Water unveils a different Avril Lavigne, one who proudly bears her scars and is eager to share her journey. Head Above Water has its moments of darkness, but they're not sad, they're stirring. The album is designed to offer solace while also being a rallying call. Inspirational music, in other words, so it's not entirely surprising that its title track was serviced to Christian radio in advance of its release -- a gambit that proved successful, since "Head Above Water" went to number five on the Christian radio chart. Despite this, Head Above Water can't be called Christian music by any measure -- no album with "Dumb Blonde," a cherry bomb stomp of defiance featuring a Nicki Minaj verse could -- but its quieter, contemplative moments, of which there are many, do veer toward the aspirational pop of Rachel Platten, a sign Lavigne is no longer the mall punk of lore. Although the album is weighed heavily by ballads suited for adult contemporary radio, Lavigne fortunately peppers it with moments of levity: "Tell Me It's Over" sways with echoes of a '50s slow dance, "Crush" is so light it floats into the stratosphere, and "Bigger Wow" swells with strings reminiscent of vintage Vanessa Carlton. Such moments provide a needed contrast to the motivational ones while also connecting to Lavigne's bubblegum roots, a move that makes the overall maturation of the album feel earned. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo