Press about the Silverteens

Americana Highways

This is a Minneapolis-based pop-rock band with slivers of new wave flavors in its garage-rock 4-song, guitar-searing, hip-swinging melodic assault. The vocals have a Stranglers edge, though this music isn’t as “dangerous.” I was going to include the word “punk” in my description, but the music is too clean & skillful to be merely punk. … I like these guys. Reminds me a little of the 80s Canadian band The Kings. … Right now, they’re…standouts. The vocals are good throughout. Their presentation distills groups like The Saints, Silverhead (“16 and Savaged”), the Easybeats (“Friday On My Mind” — which morphed into Flash and the Pan), the Pirates (without Johnny Kidd).

The Big Takeover

TV On Fire is a five-track EP, a short, sharp and shockingly effective slice of New-Wave-infused, power-pop for the modern age. And it is where the accessibility of their pop-awareness meets the raw grind and groove of garage rock that they find their great sound. … “Don’t Burn Your Bridges” kicks things off perfectly, raw, jangling guitars and driving bass melodics, staccato beats and sing-along, fist in the air vocals and not a million miles away from a more rock and roll take on the quality quirk of Wall of Voodoo, and that’s never a bad reference point to throw around. … What a great set of songs, familiar enough to have all the old garage rock aficionados and power-pop posse paying attention but fresh enough that a whole new set of pop-pickers and rock stalwarts will also be on board.

Michael Doherty’s Music Log

The EP opens with “Don’t Burn Your Bridges.”  “You’re alone now/On the phone now/Trying to connect you/To friends that don’t miss you.” This song has a great rock sound, with a bit of a punk energy to the verses and, interestingly, a bit of a 1980s pop flavor to the chorus. There is some excellent work on bass and a lively vocal performance, giving the song a sense of excitement. I also love that moment with just drums, leading into the final section of the song, which is a good, driving jam.

Spill Magazine

The one cover is “Cupidation”, an obscure garage rock classic originally performed in 1966 by Italian garage rockers, The Bumpers. Backing vocals by Olson and Johnson reminds one of a Gregorian Chant, an ironic twist since the Bumpers were excommunicated from the Catholic Church after performing a popular but controversial rock “beat” mass at Rome’s Borromini Chapel in 1966.