Despite a historic pandemic throwing the entire world into a state of uncertainty, alt-country singer/songwriter Sarah Borges had one, unshakable goal she maintained throughout the catastrophe: a determination to find her “Lucky Day.”

The Boston-based artist’s new single appears on Together Alone, Borges’ latest album, which hits the streets (and the Internet) via Blue Corn Music on Friday. She recorded it remotely with lead guitarist Eric “Roscoe” Ambel (of the Del-Lords and, prior to that, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) and tapped members of NRBQ and the Bottle Rockets for guest appearances.

Over the past 20 years, Borges has built a loyal following thanks to her charismatic, down-to-earth spirit. In 2005, she released her debut, Silver City.

Fast-forward to the early months of 2020, when COVID began to hit hard. For performers, the crisis not only suddenly, jarringly halted tours and shows, but also quashed the creative chemistry that comes from musicians getting together and jamming in the same room.

As an artist whose lifeblood flowed from these real-life exchanges of camaraderie and community, Borges was faced with perhaps the most daunting dilemma of her professional career: How to connect and continue as a vital and viable working artist amid a frightfully uncertain future fraught with unknowns.

Borges recently spoke exclusively with the Big Takeover about her new song “Lucky Day” and its accompanying video:

“I was visiting my boyfriend in Springfield, Illinois, and we were hard up for cash, so we obviously bought some lottery tickets,” Borges said. “The name of the game was ‘Lucky Day,’ and it got me thinking about how trying to find real love really is like playing the numbers — lots of money spent for often little return, waiting and hoping, and that final crash, or, every once in a while, victory. That’s how the song came to be written. But in the new video, we tried to showcase the crazy lengths people will go to for love or money, including witchcraft and phone fights — all in an effort to just find their very own ‘Lucky Day.’ “

Check out the video for Borges’ “Lucky Day”: