The end goal, it always seems, is to tickle the pleasure buds of Deadheads while smoothing out some of the rougher edges and simply doing what the band is good at. And while you might quibble with that approach, there’s no denying that it packs a powerful punch.

Take their rendition of “They Love Each Other,” which is where the album draws its name. After establishing the song’s familiar groove, a stone-cold saxophone solo pulls the tune into its middle improv section, where Moses Andrews’ organ takes the audience to church before handing things off to Fetner for another lengthy six-string workout and then pulling things all back in again for a swoonful conclusion. It’s both utterly unlike anything you would ever hear at a Dead concert and yet wonderfully, soothingly familiar to fans and newcomers alike. - Free Times

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Longer Like This’ and receiving the vinyl copy made me appreciate the experience even more. There is nothing like opening up a new vinyl, plopping it on the turntable, and dropping that needle. The process, the sound, is the ultimate home music experience. George and The Strays have created something unique and new. I dare say that 'Longer Like This' is something entirely distinct altogether and stretches the limits of genres and categories. With an entire ensemble of performers, it's hard to give each of these musicians a shoutout but I’d like to recognize all of the players on 'Longer Like This". Teamwork makes the dream work. I truly wish I could see this band live someday. - Jambandpurist.com

It’s been a minute since we’ve seen singer/songwriter, guitarist, and composer George Fetner rock out--he’s been busy composing avant-garde neoclassical pieces and crafting spare, plaintive acoustic albums. But when he exclaims “I was born on a spaceship called rock ‘n’ roll” over top a rumbling Southern boogie riff, you kinda have to believe him. This isn’t quite the jam band-oriented frolick that Fetner championed in in his old band Pinna, but elements of it remain, particularly when fleet-fingered solos from the frontman or second guitarist Anthony Charles. At its core, though, this EP is a remarkably tight and well-executed triumph of euphoric classic rock sensibilities, with subtle horn flourishes and joyful backing vocals sprinkled over tunes that trade on Allman Brothers and Tom Petty templates but aren’t afraid to balance meat-and-potatoes licks with the virtuoso flexibility that Fetner and his ace backers can provide. And whether it’s the reverb-laden breakdown on “Parachutes,” the ingenious hand-clap intro and calypso riffing of “I Should Have Warned You,” or the wistful narrative of “Tornadoes,” Fetner and company are clearly keen to make rock ‘n’ roll that can surprise as much as it invigorates. – KP, Jasper Magazine