What's something we can all use? A good sprinkle of nostalgia. Luckily, Demi Lovato is providing us with just what we need with the release of their upcoming new album, Holy Fvck. - bringing them back to their pop-rock roots from their first two albums, Don't Forget and Here We Go Again.
So far, they have released two singles. First one being "Skin of My Teeth" and the latest being "Substance". Want to know what makes Demi so powerful? It's their vocals in ANY song that they sing. In "Substance", they provide such a powerful, crisp and clean vocal. While "Skin of My Teeth" was a great start for this new era, I can say that "Substance" provides something that is very powerful. In fact, this song already displays some of Demi's strongest vocal moments on this album.
There are several standout moments in this song. One of them being the opening of the song where Demi sings, "Is anybody happy with life in the backseat? Trying to master the art of detaching." Those lyrics gave me goosebumps. Then we get to one of the last parts of the song and they sing, "am I talking to myself? Is anyone out there screaming at the walls? I can't relate at all, relate at all. Fuck the theatrics, what happened to classic? Give me the real shit, give me the magic." That really shows the power of Demi and the power they bring to their music and needless to say, those lyrics definitely displayed some of the best lyrical moments.
This song also reminds me of one of the singles from their first album, "La La Land". In fact, both the song and video for "Substance" almost takes me back to my younger self watching Disney Channel and waiting for the "La La Land" music video to come on TV during commercial break. There’s that little sprinkle of nostalgia.
It gives the reminder that Demi can STILL pull off pop rock even after all these years. Granted, they can pull off any genre they choose to sing. I mean, have you heard those high notes they belt out? I think we can all agree on the fact that this genre brings out some of their strongest vocal moments ever. They proved that with Don't Forget, they proved that with Here We Go Again, and they're already proving that with Holy Fvck - thirteen years after the release of Here We Go Again.
Demi's got something great going on going back to their roots. Not only is it nostalgic for the people who grew up listening to them and were there for their first album - and also patiently waiting to watch their music videos on Disney Channel - but it shows that even after all these years, they still hold power in the pop-rock genre and it's only going to get better from here.
Holy Fvck comes out on August 19th and catch Demi at a show on their Holy Fvck tour starting on August 13th!
Stream "Substance" now…