![]() ![]() ![]() Like Alanis Morissette before her, Lavigne’s triumph wasn’t that she was a mess-it’s that she had the guts to admit it. In retrospect, the album’s legacy wasn’t just in pushing alt-rock further into the pop space (see: Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone”, but also “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and the explosion of Fall Out Boy) it’s the way Lavigne balanced her angsty side (“Sk8er Boi”, “Complicated”) with the drama and sensitivity of a conventional singer-songwriter (“Tomorrow”, “I’m With You”): a blend that has influenced mainstream artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish, and more indie-leaning ones like Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy. ![]() It’s more complicated than that, of course ( Let Go wasn’t exactly an indie project), but you get the gist: Avril played guitar and largely wrote her own songs. When Let Go came out in June 2002, Avril Lavigne was framed as a pop-punky alternative to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera-a real, authentic voice in a sea of entertainers and industry plants. ![]()
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