Sarah Borges
“The Stars Are Out’’
Three spirited albums have catapulted Borges from being another local player with potential to being a bona fide player. On her latest, the siren with the sure-handed sense of melody showed off her roots and more - namely her affection for timeless pop, rendered with soulful conviction. So, in addition to another collection of country-rock dandies, we got comely covers of tunes by Smokey Robinson, Stephin Merritt, and Evan Dando. Are the stars out? Borges should know; she’s become one of the city’s brightest.
Jonathan Perry-Boston Globe
In spite of the high-test country sound so prominent on their last record, at heart Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles are a rock band, and their latest record makes that explicit. The country side isn't entirely absent here; check out the mournful, steel-drenched take on the Lemonheads' "Ride With Me," for example. But it's underplayed in favor of scorching rock, from the Runaways tough-chick vibe of "Do It for Free" to the power pop blast of "Yesterday's Love," their Chuck Berry rock 'n' roll take on NRBQ's "It Comes to Me Naturally," and the garage-y "I'll Show You How." There's some infectious pop, too, highlighted by the rhumba-beat groove of "Me and Your Ghost," a marvelous, soulful version of the Smokey Robinson classic "Being With You," and, maybe the biggest change of pace, the sighing ballad "Symphony." "The Stars Are Out" is not so much a change of direction as of emphasis, and it's a perfect expression of the signature sass and spirit of Borges and her Broken Singles.
Stuart Munro
Equal parts hard-driving barroom roots rock and swinging-door electric country, the band surrounds Borges’ burnished vocals with some perfectly fleshed-out accompaniment that will let you shuffle around the floor or cry in your beer. She’s glad it’s over, doesn’t know what you mean, but knows what you meant. She assays the rewards of the rock ’n’ roll life by noting all she’s got is some false eyelashes, worn out high heels and a dress that don’t fit. While she may be the belle of the bar, a wall flower bent in the sun, she’s invited to dance but never taken home. Her voice is strongest on the ballads—making ribbons of diamonds in the dark of stone-blind love—where her fatalistic don’t-give-a-damn resignation gives the lyrics a noir-ish edge.
Kirk Robertson-NewsReview.com
Los Angeles-based Sin City Marketing was throwing a show....Sarah Borges took the stage, plugged in her guitar for a few numbers, uncorked a wall-rattling wail and blew everybody’s head off.
Chris Morris-Hollywood Reporter
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