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