Firebrand singer and songwriter Sarah Borges has become a star on the Americana scene for her passionate, gently gritty mixture of country, blues, and roots rock. As a vocalist, she possesses a full-bodied instrument that expresses a worldly outlook with a touch of weary vulnerability, while her songs deal with the hard edges of working-class life and the joy and pain that comes with relationships. The complex balance of ingredients in her music was present on her 2005 debut Silver City, while her backing band the Broken Singles demonstrated how well they meshed with her songs on 2009's The Stars Are Out. The themes of resilience in Borges' music were especially apt on 2022's Together Alone, a solo album created during a time of major transitions in her life.