Demi Lovato Searches for "Substance" In Pop-Punk Perfection

Demi Lovato has found herself in many avenues over the past few years – from releasing a tell-all documentary to uncovering extraterrestrials – but 2022 finds them traveling back in time to the sound of the late 90’s and early 2000’s: pop-punk. On this episode of Switched On Pop, we check out her two latest singles, “Skin of My Teeth” and “Substance,” and through focusing on the latter, pull out what, exactly, pop-punk is, and how Demi embodies the genre’s ever-evolving sound in their new track.

Songs Discussed:

• Demi Lovato - Substance
• Demi Lovato - Skin of My Teeth
• Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry
• Demi Lovato - La La Land
• Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
• Turnstile - MYSTERY
• Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile
• Blink-182 - Dysentery Gary
• Misfits - Astro Zombies
• My Chemical Romance - Astro Zombies
• Blink-182 - What’s My Age Again
• WILLOW, Travis Barker - t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l
• Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
• Machine Gun Kelly - bloody valentine
• Citizen - Stain
• La Dispute - Such Small Hands
• Mom Jeans - Edward 40hands
• Rise Against - Savior
• NOFX - Whoa on the Whoas
• Jarrod Alonge, Sunrise Skater Kids - Pop Punk Pizza Party
• Paramore - For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic
• Fall Out Boy - Of All The Gin Joints In The World
• Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
• The Police - Message in a Bottle
• Modern Baseball - Tears Over Beers
• Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
• Good Charlotte - The Anthem
• The Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright

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