A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory for the Sullen (AWVFTS) 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]}

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 (2011)–present
Labels	Kranky Erased Tapes Ninja Tune
Members	Dustin O'Halloran Adam Wiltzie
Website	awvfts.com

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)