It's been six years since Avril Lavigne's last album and in that time she's overcome a battle with Lyme disease, the breakdown of her marriage with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and even rumours of her untimely death.
She returned to the scene with her lead single Head Above Water, which drew an unexpected amount of attention when, on release, it soared to the top of the Christian music charts.
On it, Lavigne's voice still holds just as much power as ever, albeit with more control - whether that's a product of Lyme disease or simply growing up, it's unclear, but it suits her.
The problem is that her voice is the only thing that's benefited from being pulled back. Everything else - melodies, lyrics, messages - fail to hit anywhere near as hard as the old Avril would've done and everything just feels like a pop star going through the formulaic motions.
