Avril Lavigne’s fifth, self-titled album appeals to a wider audience compared to her past work. The tones and themes of this new album, “Avril Lavigne,” have definitely matured from Lavigne’s past albums, allowing her to reach larger groups of listeners.

Lavigne’s light and innocent tone isn’t gone completely. Although most songs on the album have deeper meanings and darker themes, some songs, “Here’s to Never Growing Up” in particular, can relate back to some of Lavigne’s older music, such as “Sk8r Boi,” “Girlfriend” and “What the Hell.” For a song that has an old, yet immature beat to it, the title hits the nail on the head.

A few songs on the album can also relate to the songs of Ke$ha, as the singers have similar voices. This can be heard in “Hello Kitty,” a song that has an electric twist and beat to it. Those into modern music may enjoy this; however, if one was more a fan of Lavigne’s old stuff, they may not be too fond of hearing Lavigne whisper “kitty” then hearing an obnoxious amount of bass drops and other electric noises.

Following the trend of recent albums, the genres of the songs on the self-titled album are all over the place. Both “Let Me Go” and “Give You What You Like” have slower beats and almost don’t sound like Lavigne. The themes of these songs are about the ups and downs of relationships. “Let Me Go” is more of a break up song, whereas “Give You What You Like” sounds like a steady relationship.

Other songs on the album, such as “Bad Girl” also discuss relationships. The fact that the artist is Lavigne almost gets lost on the listener. The song is a little too heavy, giving off a Gothic vibe.

Marilyn Manson is featured in this song, in true Gothic style. “Bad Girl” is more of a discussion on the sexual part of a relationship, and the themes discussed are a little raunchy.

Other songs on the album include fast paced old school Lavigne such as “Here’s to Never Growing Up” and “Hello Heartache.” Then there are just the wacky songs that don’t fit with Lavigne’s style. “Hello Kitty” and “Bad Girl” are included on this list.

Lavigne’s new self-titled album is definitely an interesting album to pick up and listen to. Fans of Lavigne should give this album a try. Others should wait for the fan favorite songs on the album to go viral, and listen to those songs.

The new album does have some good songs but it may not be worth it to sift through all 13 inconsistent tracks on the album to find them.