A Winged Victory for the Sullen announce new album with two lead tracks

The duo's new singles are their first since their 2017 film soundtrack for God's Own Country.

"The Rhythm Of A Dividing Pair" and "The Haunted Victorian Pencil" are the first offerings from their second album of original music not made for film, TV, or stage commissions.

Speaking about the track, Adam Wiltzie explains, "We were looking to create some melodic palettes within simple but different analog sounds and were fortunate to procure two vintage and extremely overpriced synthesizers: a Korg PS 3100 and Roland Jupiter 8 plus Dustin has a vintage Prophet 5 in his studio. So there we were and suddenly we did something we almost never do... we started jamming. As you know jamming has become sort of an icky word in these "we-are-serious-composer times" but on this particular occasion the resonance of the sounds that were coming out of the machines led us to something we were both quite pleased with! In the end it turned out to be a valid stylisation as we found a way to anchor it within the context of the sound of the record. The second half of the song takes a big swing in the direction of a large string ensemble but as things go when you’re making music sometimes improvisational jams need company."

A Winged Victory for the Sullen's new album is their fifth release, after their debut album, two scores, and an EP.

The Undivided Five's title is inspired by the art of Hilma af Klint. A Winged Victory for the Sullen recorded the album in their studios in Berlin and Brussels, as well as four other locations: Budapest’s Magyar Rádió Studio 22, Brussels’ Eglise Du Beguinage, Ben Frost’s Reykjavik studio, and a remote woodland studio in northern Italy.

Tracklist:

1. Our Lord Debussy
2. Sullen Sonata
3. The Haunted Victorian Pencil
4. The Slow Descent Has Begun
5. Aqualung, Motherfucker
6. A Minor Fifth Is Made Of Phantoms
7. Adios, Florida
8. The Rhythm Of A Dividing Pair
9. Keep It Dark, Deutschland