George Fetner

George Fetner’s a bit of a chameleon. His guises have included stormy Britfolk songwriter (see: [2017’s] Some Things We’ll Change), avant-garde composer (see: 2015’s Beneath the Ice) and proggy jam-rock bandleader (see: his bygone trio Pinna). But Fetner seems most natural fronting The Strays, a rangy and loose-limbed rock ‘n’ roll ensemble that’s built for a good time. The swirling Hammond swells of “Get On Up,” the greasy Tom Petty-isms of “Drinking Bourbon on a Sunday Night,” the bubbly pep of “Parachutes” — these are the calling cards of a songwriter built to bridge crowds. Hey, Fetner was born on a spaceship called rock ‘n’ roll, after all. Why not join him for a ride? — Patrick Wall, Free Times