Borg began the solo project Homeland as an outlet for his more Americana-influenced material, exploring an acoustic-led style inspired by outlaw country, country-rock, and cowpunk. At the same time, he launched a parallel career as a pop songwriter. Soon, his songs were being performed by many big-name artists, and regularly hitting the charts. His biggest exposure came with the Guns n' Roses-esque Leaving Home, which was entered for the 2011 edition of Sweden's premier televised song competition, Melodifestivalen. It went all the way to the finals, eventually finishing in eighth place, became a massive hit, and appeared on the first Homeland full-length album, Chapter 2, in 2011. Two years later Borg returned to his hard rock roots with the second Homeland album, Ruins of a Riot, which had something of the feel of the old Backyard Babies material. ~ John D. Buchanan, Rovi