Florida alternative rockers Television Supervision released “Punching Bag,” a smoothly mixed track that alternates pace while still allowing vocalist Brett Zitzelberg to flash his range.
“It’s cool seeing all these people get excited from what we’ve crafted… and just knowing we have all this stuff to come. I cannot wait to dropping all these songs,” vocalist and guitarist Brett Zitzle Jr. says.
“Punching Bag” is the second Television Supervision release in 2023 as the band build up to a full album drop later this year. The band released the high-energy “Checkmate” in the spring.
“This is the turning of the new leaf and we are standing up for ourselves and being done with absorbing all of this negativity, harnessing it, and projecting it out to a way that is invigorating and motivating… we want people to feel proactive, like, ‘Let’s go! This music makes me want to go accomplish things’,” Zitzle continues.
If there’s a vocal doppelgänger for Billie Joe Armstrong, Zitzle might be it. Television Supervision have, understandably, played the part of Green Day at scene cover shows. Stylistically, they kick like the legends.
“The golden era of pop punk was feel-good. We still capture that feeling, but I don’t want to be fake with what I’m feeling… I wanted this album to keep a conceptional bit… this journey aspect. You start here and start feeling worthless. But it transcends in a way where you are in a better spot when it’s over,” Zitzle says.
The Orlando natives are the newest face to emerge from the Central Florida scene that recently helped Magnolia Park and 408, among others, blossom. Renowned scene producer Andy Karpovck has his fingerprints all over TVSV’s recent releases.
“It’s so good. Especially in Orlando.. It’s just full of so many fantastic bands, not only in pop punk… the indie scene is fantastic too… It’s super tangible,” Zitzle continues. “You can feel the anticipation leading up to shows. There’s a lot happening up here. And Andy being the center of it is big part of it.”
The Orlando scene mirrors New Jersey in the early 2000s, a hot bed for emo (or ‘emojacent’) artists with fans clinging to their favorite up-and-comer.
“There is a proactiveness, a wanting to get there. An excitement to be there. The level of desire is really good.”
It shows in the diverse set of fans coming to watch them live, absorbing the band’s positivity.
“That is the, for me, the number one reason why I do this. I see a lot of artists talk about mental health. While that is a good thing, I’m still waiting for a really real approach to that. Where it’s a very normal thing to experience what a lot of people in the scene, a lot of people who like this music, experience and if I think if they see someone with a normalcy to them, talks about those things, while still almost having fun. I find that more inspirational than walking around like a zombie and say ‘I’m depressed.’”
Television Supervision will perform at the House of Blues Orlando on June, 23. The band also say they’ll continue making the comical and well-done music videos. For tickets to that show and to check out the rest of music and videos, click here.
