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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