A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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A Winged Victory for the Sullen
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Adam Wiltzie (left) and Dustin O'Halloran, 2014
Background information
OriginUnited States
Genres
Years active2011 (2011)–present
Labels
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 ]

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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

EPs

Soundtracks

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<i>Atomos</i> (album) 2014 studio album by A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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<i>Invisible Cities</i> (album) 2021 album by A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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References

  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.
  5. 1 2 Cleeve, Sam. "A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Atomos". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Bloom, Madison (September 24, 2019). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen Announce New Album, Share New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 24, 2019.