Sarah Borges and the eventual Broken Singles began to coalesce in 2004. Starting with drummer Robert Larry Dulaney and eventually adding bassist/comic and musical foil Binky and guitarist/soon-to-be-husband Lyle Brewer, Borges moved the Broken Singles from side project to full-fledged band within a couple of years. Her first album, 2005’s Silver City on Blue Corn Records, was attributed to Borges alone, as she hadn’t yet solidified the band or fully defined their sound. The album earned Borges comparisons to Maria McKee, hinted at the Country/Indie Rock hybrid that was evolving and earned her a Sugar Hill contract.
Borges and the Singles recorded a two-night stand over New Year’s weekend in Boston as the basis for an upcoming live album. The proposed release, tentatively slated for March, will not be part of Borges’ label deal but is being financed by fan donations (see www.sarahborges.com for details) and will ultimately be available only at shows or through the Web site.
Similarly, during the January tour, Borges and the Singles will be filming a show in Benton Harbor, Mich., for a live DVD they hope will drop around the same time as the CD. The band’s live recording activities have been fueled by fan comments that groups have been hearing since Les Paul channeled electricity into wood and wire.
Borges plays the Southgate House with The Deep Vibration. Read Brian Baker’s full interview and get show details here.
This article appears in Jan 6-12, 2010.
