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Daughter Of Swords: Dawnbreaker (Bella Union)

Alexandra Sauser-Monnig isn’t a name known to many. Up until her new solo venture as Daughter Of Swords, the US singer and songwriter has been insulated within a number of niche groups (notably Mountain Man), staying very much in the background. That will change with Dawnbreaker, which has set tongues wagging via a series of low-key acoustic songs that reference the breaking of old habits ...