Sarah Borges

Sarah Borges is a rock and roll musician based in the Boston area. She was signed to Sugar Hill Records. Her music has been described as "walking that fine line between punk and country". Her wide variety of influences are often noted. They range from Dolly Parton, Mahalia Jackson, X, Sid Vicious, and Merle Haggard to bubblegum pop. Borges grew up in Taunton, Massachusetts south of Boston, in the third generation of a Portuguese (hence the hard "g" in her name) family. She was interested in musical theater as a youth and majored in it while a student at Emerson College in downtown Boston. Borges was married to guitarist Lyle Brewer, who is from the Boston area. Circa 2010-2013, Borges gave birth to a son. Borges has long called her band The Broken Singles, with the only other constant member being Binky, the bassist and her longtime friend. Over the years, various lead guitarists and drummers have performed with the band. On the strength of a performance at the South by Southwest Festival in 2004, Borges earned a record deal with Houston's Blue Corn Records. Her first record, 2005's Silver City earned praise for showcasing "an unusual knack for mixing alternative rock with country". Allmusic compared Borges to Maria McKee of Lone Justice, and admired how her songs "balance some fierce guitar licks with heartfelt twang". After extensive touring nationally and opening for noted acts including Dave Alvin, Sarah Borges and The Broken Singles were signed by Sugar Hill Records. The title of her 2007 release Diamonds in the Dark is a line from the song Come Back to Me, by one of her favorite bands, X. The album features a cover of the song and many original songs in addition to Tom Waits and Greg Cartwright covers.

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