I am SOOO excited for this!

I hope the next album is grown up, but still poppish.

Yeah, definitely that's the best thing to do, a balance Something like an "evolved" version of Let Go would be nice

This album is grown up enough. I hope the next album will be fun but much less childish than TBDT

she uses "bitches" as well... ??

I hope so

I'm gonna need the first single to be candy or complete me, those instrumentals are

I want another Complicated for first single.

We need to move on. She already recorded new songs

I can't believe this is happening I mean ya'll know Avril she isn't one to put two albums in a row like this I hope it isn't like rushed.

When she finally got into the sudio for TBDT, it went fairly quickly.
Her pop tracks will come crazy quick but I think the emotional stuff wont be coming till after she gets back from that mini tour thing.
I doubt it will be rushed. She has plenty of time if she wants to put something good out for even spring/summer 2012

Plus wasnt the majority of goodbye Lullaby finished for about 2 years before its release anyway? Wasn't it supposed to be released shortly after TBDT?

This was made like three/four months too early.

Not shortly after, it's true it was finished 2 years before than the release, but she also had some personal problems. Maybe it could have been released before than it was, but not like a Rihanna album to make an example

she said that this album will be more FUN right !?

I want a more grown up pop album but I would hate her to make Let Go 2.0 or any album 2.0. I'm excited about what she's said a mix of upbeat and raw/mid-tempo songs sounds amazing and I pray she releases it next year and announces a tour for early 2013 or late 2012.

I thought Goodbye Lullaby was done in 2009 so if there were no conflicts she would've released it in 2009 and there's still a two year gap between that and TBDT

There was a initial tentative date (November 2009), posted in some magazines like Rolling Stone, when she previewed songs like Darlin, Everybody Hurts, Fine or Blackstar. But she had personal issues and she finally got divorced, so there was a pushback until 2010, but I do think it was Avril's decision; and then she created some songs like Not Enough, Remember When or Goodbye, which are clearly about the breakup. In January 2010, she released Alice and made some interviews saying the album was done and first single would be for April and album in June; even the album and single cover were already done with Mark Liddell.

But then all the RCA drama started. I think the beginning of it all was Alice tanking as single, and RCA didn't really trust the original GL to be successful and tried to change the album. They forced Avril to go to work with Max Martin where some songs were created: WTH, Smile, WYWH and ILY; two of them like a "some of her pop singles" and two more similar to what GL was. Later, she went to work with Alex Da Kid and Skylar, and others during summer; but those songs never made the cut and they weren't included.

Finally, after a few months, Avril announced the release would take place in March 2011 and first single (least personal song) would be released in January. Around 9 months after when she REALLY wanted and was ready to release it. It would have been 3 years again, but that extra year thanks to RCA ****ed up the album and her chance to make a proper comeback.

Right now, with Avril being with Epic and L.A. Reid, we won't see a 3-4 year gap again. And not even 2 years, she already said she wants it to be released in 2012, and I think it will be released in October-November (just before Christmas), with a first single in September. However, she could surprise us and release it even sooner, seeing how inspired she is Either way, we'll get new album really soon.