“Alone Together”, Daughter of Swords

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Alex Sauser-Monnig, also known as Daughter of Swords, is an American musician. Sauser-Monnig has released two albums as Daughter of Swords: Dawnbreaker (2019) and Alex (2025). They are also a member of Mountain Man.

Dawnbreaker (2019)

Dawnbreaker, Daughter of Swords' debut album, was released by Bella Union on June 28, 2019. It was preceded by the single "Gem". Having originally planned to use only vocals and guitar, on returning to Dawnbreaker Sauser-Monnig worked with Nick Sanborn of the electropop duo Sylvan Esso to incorporate other instrumentation. The songs "Grasses" and "Long Leaf Pine" also feature vocals by Mountain Man's Amelia Meath and Molly Sarlé. Pitchfork's Linnie Greene described the album as "a 10-song homage to the betwixt and between of a relationship in its twilight," consisting of "folksy riffs on well-trod terrain—heartbreak, confusion, hope that looks like the horizon on an open highway". Greene identified "Long Leaf Pine" as "the record's highest achievement" and commented: "Its hardly a new vista, but Sauser-Monnig's intimate, earthy songs make the view memorable all the same."

[Spotify] Alone Together