Of all the great American bands blasting away from sea to shining sea, Semi-Twang holds the high card for being the one which should have listeners burning a trail to their door and the sales chart chiseling their name in the top slot. Hyperbole? Most likely, but that’s the beauty of rock & roll: excitement should be encouraged at all costs, and truth is in the ear of the beholder. … Songs like “Things Are Going South,” “I Broke the First Commandment, “Chalet on the Alley” and “Short Order Girl” are capable are repainting the sky and causing listeners to catch their breath. In other words, they need to be heard to remind everyone that being alive is worth the uphill battle and righteous rewards await everyone just outside the corner bar when its ten-degrees, closing time and an after hours party is within walking distance. There is nothing semi- about the music of Semi-Twang. Hear it now.”

— Bill Bentley // Americana Highways // 2019

“If Salty Tears was before its time, Wages of Sin is right on time to celebrate what is truly great about the hard-to-define, but catchall genre, we call “Americana.” Let’s hope we don’t have to wait another 20 years for this band’s next release.”

— Julie Wenger Watson // No Depression // 2011

“The only problem I have with The Why and the What For? My birthday isn’t until July. Yet I seem to have received a present four months early; from a group I’d never heard of. Actually, there’s another problem: that “never heard of” business.” …

Sieger’s warm, slightly husky tenor recalls vocals by Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Mick Jagger. His pinpoint phrasing and stylistic tweaks are underscored by immediate instrumentation. But Semi-Twang’s ultimate ace, and the reason it should continue to play until its members die, is Sieger’s songs, three of which were co-written with Michael Feldman. His melodies are uncommonly engaging; incorporating his experience of several genres in addition to roots music. The verses leading into those melodic refrains could be taught in a master class on ways to mount a chorus with the subtle differentiations that keep things fresh. Semi-Twang takes those songs to places that are accomplished, convincing, and timeless enough to bring the Band, Wings, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers into the conversation.

— Mary Leary // Blurt // 2013