‘Dancing With the Devil… the Art of Starting Over’ by Demi Lovato Review: Recovering a Powerful Voice
Though there’s a long history of records about substance abuse and newfound sobriety, the past few years have seen an acceleration of the trend. We’re getting used to hearing artists tell their stories about drugs and alcohol and listening to music about searching for peace. “Dancing With the Devil… the Art of Starting Over” (Island), the new album out Friday from pop singer Demi Lovato, is certainly a recovery narrative, but the details of her story, many of which make it into these songs, are almost unbearably harrowing. And since it arrives with a companion documentary series and an all-out