★★★★★
There aren't many buzzed–over young rockers with Smokey Robinson and NRBQ tunes floating around their heads, but Sarah Borges covers both on her third LP, and second with this band. Stars shows off Borges' friendly pop–rock attack and tosses in bits of twang, rockabilly and Fifties pop. Along with five covers are five originals, including the Joan Jett–esque "Do It for Free." Some of the material sounds like the work of a skilled, if not terribly distinct, bar band...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Right from the opening rockabilly guitar riff of lead single "The Day We Met", it's clear that singer-songwriter Sarah Borges and her backing band, the Broken Singles, are going to deliver some hooky, country-drenched rock (or is it rockin' country?) on their sophomore album, Diamonds in the Dark. As catchy as that cut is, the retro-'60s gold of "Stop and Think It Over" has it beat...
- www.popmatters.com
2008-11-11
★★★★★
It doesn't take long for Sarah Borges to capture the listeners' attention. Her first tune "All This Weight" pulls you in with its opening strains of a lonesome tremolo guitar, Borges' smoky voice purring "so tonight I'm feeling lonely baby" and then it all kicks into gear with a slap of drum and a whine of pedal steel. Borges keeps the momentum going strong through the next couple songs. The galloping country-rock of "Daniel Lee" recalls Maria McKee in her Lone Justice heyday...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Right from the opening rockabilly guitar riff of lead single "The Day We Met", it's clear that singer-songwriter Sarah Borges and her backing band, the Broken Singles, are going to deliver some hooky, country-drenched rock (or is it rockin' country?) on their sophomore album, Diamonds in the Dark. As catchy as that cut is, the retro-'60s gold of "Stop and Think It Over" has it beat...
- www.popmatters.com
2008-08-03
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