Daughter of Swords

Daughter of Swords – Dawnbreaker (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 32:22 minutes | 346 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bella Union

You can hear a steam train in the distance, the cozy noise of tape hiss, and the unmistakable sound of someone’s guitar meeting the edge of a table. And then there’s that fingerpicking, like a steady limp. Close your eyes and you’d think you’re sitting right across the room when Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (Daughter of Swords) begins to spin her yarn. When you consider that the name of her project was chosen by picking a random tarot card, and then listen to her pastoral, introspective songs, you realize, this Vermont native has the storytelling itch. Dawnbreaker might be her first solo album, but it’s clear she has a knack for songwriting.

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