✦ The rebirth of a voice rooted in pure, acoustic folk textures under the glow of electronic lights… Daughter of Swords, a.k.a. Alex Sauser-Monnig of Mountain Man and The A’s, invites listeners into a whole new universe with her new album Alex, released between March and April 2025. Out April 11 via Psychic Hotline, the record blends the pastoral folk tones we’ve come to know from the artist with bright synths and the contemporary energy of indie pop. Change Without Losing the Roots We first met Sauser-Monnig through the minimalist acoustic arrangements of her 2019 album Dawnbreaker . Alex moves in the complete opposite direction: synth-forward indie pop. Yet this change is not a rupture that erases the roots; rather, the intimacy and emotional openness of her earlier songwriting are now framed in a new context. Behind this transformation are longtime friends and collaborators Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso. Produced at their Betty’s studio in Chapel Hill, the albu...
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