“Long blends traditional gospel arrangements with a driving blues rhythm, creating a perfect vehicle for her sometimes soft, always soulful vocals…Throughout Leaving Kansas, Long demonstrates her prowess for executing a masterful crescendo.”
Performing Songwriter

“A little classic that was found in the depths of mediocre music here at Maverick…with country influences and neo-soul vocals, the result is absolutely astounding.”
Laura Bethell, Maverick

“The darkness of mortality and the brilliance of redemption, this is an album of personal strength and victory over fear and falling…a beautifully dark uplifting release.”
Martin Smit, The Next Big Thing

“Holly Long sings the poetry of lost love, lost souls and finding redemption with a bittersweet loveliness that makes her songs linger in the heart.”
Margaret Cummings Tully, Intermezzo