This is a jam that I actually found on Pandora not too terribly long ago (“Feel It All Around”, Washed Out).

This was another bop of mine while I was in high school, or around the time that I had just graduated.

I’ve been a fan of Avril Lavigne’s starting when “Complicated” played on the radio and there was a stark divide between people who were “pro-Avril” and “anti-Avril”, back when people actually fought over whether or not she “was a real punk”. Those were the days. I’ve liked her since I was a teenager. And to be honest, I’m glad that we’ve moved past that point and can appreciate her music for what it is rather than argue “whether or not she is a real punk” or “whether or not she is punk enough”. Teenagers argue over the stupidest things sometimes, and I would know because I used to be one. I’m also glad I am no longer one.

At any rate, I’m glad to have stuck with her music and still consider myself a fan of her. Her music is catchy.

When I originally found out that the Spice Girls had their own original albums in high school, I was shook.