Watch: Daughter of Swords Shares "Shining Woman" Video from Forthcoming Album, "Dawnbreaker"

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Daughter of Swords, aka Mountain Man's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, has shared a video for "Shining Woman," from her upcoming album, Dawnbreaker. "The vision of this powerful person alone on a bike trip not asking permission from anyone appeared out of nowhere, and took up residence in my mind," she says of the video. "Like my subconscious staging an intervention and reminding me that I haven't died, there are no rules, and that I have the power to make different choices for myself." You can watch it here.

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Daughter of Swords, aka Mountain Man's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, has shared a video for "Shining Woman," the latest song from her upcoming album, Dawnbreaker. You can watch the video, which premiered via Paste magazine this morning, here:

"I wrote 'Shining Woman' at a moment when I was feeling really stuck and wrapped up in ideas about what being an adult woman looks like," says Sauser-Monnig. "The vision of this powerful person alone on a bike trip not asking permission from anyone appeared out of nowhere, and took up residence in my mind. Like my subconscious staging an intervention and reminding me that I haven't died, there are no rules, and that I have the power to make different choices for myself."

Dawnbreaker is due June 28 on Nonesuch Records and is available to pre-order on iTunes and the Nonesuch Store with an instant download of "Shining Woman," "Gem," and the title track now; Nonesuch Store pre-orders also include an exclusive, limited-edition print created and signed by Sauser-Monnig.

Daughter of Swords has announced a string of tour dates that include shows with Sylvan Esso, Bedouine, and Iron & Wine and Calexico, and a stop at the Hopscotch Music Festival. See below for details; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

DAUGHTER OF SWORDS ON TOUR

Jun 6 Rough Trade* Brooklyn, NY
Jun 18 Haw River Ballroom** (Sold Out) Saxapahaw, NC
Jun 20 Housing Fest at Knight Theater^ Charlotte, NC
Jun 21 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater^ (Sold Out) Wilmington, NC
Jun 23 Rams Head Live^ Baltimore, MD
Jul 12 Richmond Music Hall^^ Richmond, VA
Sep 7 Hopscotch Music Festival Raleigh, NC
Nov 17&18 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
     

* w/Bedouine
** w/Iron & Wine and Calexico
^ w/Mandolin Orange
^^ w/Andy Jenkins
† w/Sylvan Esso

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Daughter of Swords: "Shining Woman" [video]
  • Wednesday, May 29, 2019
    Watch: Daughter of Swords Shares "Shining Woman" Video from Forthcoming Album, "Dawnbreaker"

    Daughter of Swords, aka Mountain Man's Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, has shared a video for "Shining Woman," the latest song from her upcoming album, Dawnbreaker. You can watch the video, which premiered via Paste magazine this morning, here:

    "I wrote 'Shining Woman' at a moment when I was feeling really stuck and wrapped up in ideas about what being an adult woman looks like," says Sauser-Monnig. "The vision of this powerful person alone on a bike trip not asking permission from anyone appeared out of nowhere, and took up residence in my mind. Like my subconscious staging an intervention and reminding me that I haven't died, there are no rules, and that I have the power to make different choices for myself."

    Dawnbreaker is due June 28 on Nonesuch Records and is available to pre-order on iTunes and the Nonesuch Store with an instant download of "Shining Woman," "Gem," and the title track now; Nonesuch Store pre-orders also include an exclusive, limited-edition print created and signed by Sauser-Monnig.

    Daughter of Swords has announced a string of tour dates that include shows with Sylvan Esso, Bedouine, and Iron & Wine and Calexico, and a stop at the Hopscotch Music Festival. See below for details; for all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    DAUGHTER OF SWORDS ON TOUR

    Jun 6 Rough Trade* Brooklyn, NY
    Jun 18 Haw River Ballroom** (Sold Out) Saxapahaw, NC
    Jun 20 Housing Fest at Knight Theater^ Charlotte, NC
    Jun 21 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater^ (Sold Out) Wilmington, NC
    Jun 23 Rams Head Live^ Baltimore, MD
    Jul 12 Richmond Music Hall^^ Richmond, VA
    Sep 7 Hopscotch Music Festival Raleigh, NC
    Nov 17&18 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
         

    * w/Bedouine
    ** w/Iron & Wine and Calexico
    ^ w/Mandolin Orange
    ^^ w/Andy Jenkins
    † w/Sylvan Esso

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