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Daughter of Swords Take Us On A Journey On 'Dawnbreaker'

WUNC | By Eric Hodge,
Brian Burns
Published November 29, 2019 at 8:20 AM EST
Alexandra Sauser-Monnig
Kendall Bailey Atwater
Daughter of Swords

'Dawnbreaker' is the debut album from Daughter of Swords, the new solo venture from Mountain Man's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig. It's an album that Sauser-Monnig says was written about a break-up that had yet to happen. It's also one that touches on the topic of hitting the road.

Songs like 'Rising Sun' and 'Shining Woman' are both road songs. Sauser-Monnig says that 'Rising Sun' is about feeling like you can be free and make your own choices. 'Shining Woman' was inspired by a trip to the west coast and the sight of cyclists who seem to be on endless journeys.

"It seems like a really meditative way to move through the world and a beautiful way to give yourself a break."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PIdqIm4SHI

Daughter of Swords plays The ArtsCenter in Carrboro on Saturday, November 30th.
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Eric Hodge
Eric Hodge hosts WUNC’s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
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Brian Burns
Brian Burns is the Music Director for WUNC Music, WUNC's AAA music discovery station. He has been working within the local music scene for over a decade. On the weekends you might see him DJing at various spots around the Triangle, or digging through boxes of records. He's also the host of Future Shock on WUNC Music and a contributor to NPR Music. He graduated from UNC’s School of Information and Library Science with an MSLS in 2015.
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