http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15236910&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rssSarah Borges and her perfectly named backer-uppers, the Broken Singles, are a rockabilly-alt-country act unafraid to glam up or torch out their rocky-relationship songs. Basically, the foursome sounds more like they're from Austin than Boston. And sure enough, a South by Southwest gig in 2004 is what first got them signed. They've been tearing up the road ever since, while releasing increasingly energetic albums. The band's much-vaunted punk influence has been overstated, however. Borges herself is a musical theater grad, and it shows, both in her restrained phrasing of loungier ballads and in the band's rather refined choice of cover material: Tom Waits, Tommy Dorsey, Magnetic Fields, and X in their gothic roots phase. Borges' drama experience comes through in her hilariously animated stage persona, too, and the seasoned twang team behind her ensures that the tougher tunes can rowdy up a pub like prime Carlene Carter. By 2009's <i>The Stars Are Out</i>, they switched gears toward bar-band new wave, which, even if alt-country purists balked at it, increased the music's excitement level. - Chuck EddyPub Rocken720Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:25:59 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15236910&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss Sarah Borges and her perfectly named backer-uppers, the Broken Singles, are a rockabilly-alt-country act unafraid to glam up or torch out their rocky-relationship songs. Basically, the foursome sounds more like they're from Austin than Boston. And sure enough, a South by Southwest gig in 2004 is what first got them signed. They've been tearing up the road ever since, while releasing increasingly energetic albums. The band's much-vaunted punk influence has been overstated, however. Borges herself is a musical theater grad, and it shows, both in her restrained phrasing of loungier ballads and in the band's rather refined choice of cover material: Tom Waits, Tommy Dorsey, Magnetic Fields, and X in their gothic roots phase. Borges' drama experience comes through in her hilariously animated stage persona, too, and the seasoned twang team behind her ensures that the tougher tunes can rowdy up a pub like prime Carlene Carter. By 2009's <i>The Stars Are Out</i>, they switched gears toward bar-band new wave, which, even if alt-country purists balked at it, increased the music's excitement level. - Chuck Eddy http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26654982&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss Pub Rock Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Sarah Borges Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.26654982 alb.26654982 Sarah Borges art.15236910 0.0 The Stars Are Out alb.26654982 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/0/0/1590098_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26654982&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26654982&variant=data&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26814297&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss Pub Rock Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Sarah Borges Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.26814297 alb.26814297 Sarah Borges art.15236910 7.99 The Stars Are Out alb.26814297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/4/7/1617475_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26814297&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26814297&variant=data&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26334051&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss Pub Rock Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Sarah Borges Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.26334051 alb.26334051 Sarah Borges art.15236910 1.99 Do It For Free - EP alb.26334051 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/5/7/1617540_170x170.jpg 2009-03-03 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26334051&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26334051&variant=data&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.25768675&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss Pub Rock Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Sarah Borges Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.25768675 alb.25768675 Sarah Borges art.15236910 0.99 Do It For Free - Single alb.25768675 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/5/7/1617571_170x170.jpg 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.25768675&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.25768675&variant=data&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15237730&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss Pub Rock Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Sarah Borges Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.15237730 alb.15237730 Sarah Borges art.15236910 9.99 Diamonds In The Dark alb.15237730 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/8/3/1523851_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15237730&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15237730&variant=data&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21381566&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss Pub Rock Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Sarah Borges Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.21381566 alb.21381566 Sarah Borges art.15236910 8.99 Silver City alb.21381566 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/7/8/1278724_170x170.jpg 2005-05-31 00:00:00.0 null true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21381566&variant=play&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21381566&variant=data&rws=%2Fsarah-borges%2Fdiscography.rss