has reviewed about 300 albums. Yet, hundreds—if not thousands—of albums have slipped through the cracks. This December, we’re delighted to launch a new series called, in which our core team of critics reviews some of their favorite records we may have missed the first time around, looking back at some of the best overlooked releases of 2019.
But the signing of acclaimed ambient duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen, announced in late September of this year, was a bit of a head-scratcher. Made up of pianist/composer Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie of long-running drone act Stars of the Lid, the group’s music felt much more at home on their previous imprint, Erased Tapes, where they released two studio albums and a film score alongside labelmates like Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm and Dawn of Midi.
O’Halloran and Wiltzie do a lot with a little. Album opener “Our Lord Debussy” creates an entire melancholic universe with just a few piano chords as synthesizers and strings weave in and out of the soundscape. Nowhere is the duo trying to truly show off their adept playing chops, never feeling the need to wow the listener with a ripping piano solo or a “Movies” by Weyes Blood-esque fast-building string crescendo.
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