A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
	Adam Wiltzie (left) and Dustin O'Halloran, 2014
Background information
Origin	United States
Genres	Ambient; contemporary classical; drone;
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Kranky; Erased Tapes; Ninja Tune;
Members	Dustin O'Halloran; Adam Wiltzie
Website	awvfts.com

A Winged Victory for the Sullen is an American ambient music duo composed of Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie.^[1]^[2]^[3] They have released four studio albums, an EP, and one soundtrack album. In 2015, they performed at the Royal Albert Hall as part of The Proms.^{[citation needed]}

The duo met while Wiltzie was on tour with Sparklehorse in Bologna, Wiltzie commenting in a 2021 interview that "We just clicked—it's really easy to write music together".^[4]

They composed the original score for Atomos, for Wayne McGregor's dance company. It premiered at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, in 2013. An album of the score, Atomos, was also published.^[5] Their third studio album, The Undivided Five, was released by Ninja Tune in 2019.^[6] Their latest, Invisible Cities, came out in 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

A Winged Victory for the Sullen (2011)
Atomos (2014)^[5]
The Undivided Five (2019)^[6]
Invisible Cities (2021)

EPs

Atomos VII (2014)

Soundtracks

Iris (2016)
God's Own Country (2017)

References

^ Lester, Paul (August 10, 2011). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen (No 1,081)". The Guardian. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
^ Sheppard, David (October 12, 2011). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen A Winged Victory for the Sullen Review". BBC. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
^ Gough, Paul, The Quiet Space: Top Fifty Releases of 2011, January 2012, ABC Radio National.
^ Musicpublished, Future (February 4, 2021). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen: "If I can't fall asleep to a piece of music I've written it doesn't make the record"". MusicRadar. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Cleeve, Sam. "A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Atomos". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Bloom, Madison (September 24, 2019). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen Announce New Album, Share New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

External links

Official website
A Winged Victory for the Sullen at AllMusic
A Winged Victory for the Sullen discography at Discogs
A Winged Victory for the Sullen discography at MusicBrainz

[1] Lester, Paul (August 10, 2011). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen (No 1,081)". The Guardian. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

[2] Sheppard, David (October 12, 2011). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen A Winged Victory for the Sullen Review". BBC. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

[3] Gough, Paul, The Quiet Space: Top Fifty Releases of 2011, January 2012, ABC Radio National.

[4] Musicpublished, Future (February 4, 2021). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen: "If I can't fall asleep to a piece of music I've written it doesn't make the record"". MusicRadar. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[drownedinsound.com-5] Cleeve, Sam. "A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Atomos". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

[tuf-6] Bloom, Madison (September 24, 2019). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen Announce New Album, Share New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

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