Roots label Sugar Hill Records is happy to announce the signing of rising songstress Sarah Borges. The venerated indie label, a place where the traditional has always been interpreted with contemporary vision, is a great fit for Borges -- a talent that Paste Magazine called “the most convincing honky-tonk chops in recent memory.”“We’re very excited to have Sarah on Sugar Hill,” says Kevin Welk, president of the Welk Music Group. “We are eager to expand on her already enthusiastic base and bring her music to a larger audience.” The onetime honors scholarship recipient is a lifelong devotee of theater and performance, and she channels this experience into her music. The result is a genre-defying style that lies between classic country songwriting and an 80s punk mentality. Audiences have lauded her exuberant, engaging and sometimes raucous live shows which have won fans as well as the attention of both indie and major labels.
“I'm so happy to become a part of the Sugar Hill roster,” says Borges. “The band and I are excited to be introduced to folks who are already fans of Sugar Hill artists, and we're looking forward to bringing our brand of rock'n'roll to the label’s vast catalog of exceptional music.”
Sugar Hill will release her label debut this year. Borges will go back into the studio with Paul Q. Kolderie, the Boston-based producer of her acclaimed 2005 album, Silver City (Blue Corn). Kolderie has more than 300 records under his belt as producer and engineer, including acts like Hole, Radiohead, Morphine, and scores of others. Borges says the new record will be “a take-home version of our live show - full of energy and heartfelt songs, with a nod to the music that's come before us and an eye on our indie rock heritage.”
Sarah and her band, The Broken Singles, have toured extensively throughout the US and look forward to adding new cities and venues to their road diary in 2007. The band will revisit many of the clubs they have played in the past as well as new ventures including festivals in Ireland and Vancouver, BC. For more information on Borges and her tour dates, check www.sarahborges.com and www.myspace.com/borgesrocks.
Sugar Hill Records is owned by the Santa Monica-based Welk Music Group, who also owns the prestigious and historical Vanguard Records. The company boasts a novel independent distribution system that bypasses outside distributors and sells WMG titles directly to accounts while joining the marketing, sales and promotional forces. - Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles tour dates
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I saw this band at Club Helsinki several weeks ago and they blew the roof off of the place - they are definitely headed for big stardom so you should see them in the smaller clubs now while you can!
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