EPISODE 280

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 from the album Holy Fvck, “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