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By Jeanne Kalosieh
Listening to lead singer Heidi Phillips's voice makes me want to grab my best friend by the hand and run off to climb a tree. Something about Safe Ride Home is familiar, old school, and yet very rejuvenating - like daydreaming with the lights on. Largely unique to this band is Phillips's singing voice. Some lead singers feel the need to stretch their throat to sound appropriately sincere and talented, but Phillips lets her soft, naturally deep sound latch on like a fish hook to the aorta.
Unlike their debut album, Count to Ten, the guitar work on Safe Ride Home stretches the band's musical horizons. Phillips lets her emotions flow free, giving way to more poignant, unplugged-ish songs such as "Home," "Empty Room" and "When I See You." But first and foremost, Frogpond is a rock band. And rock they do. Tracks like "World Crash," "I Did," "Fighter," and "22" let you sing along, whip your hair around, and play air guitar till your wrists snap off (and really, what more do you want out of life?).
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