The tracks on Along the Low Road, by multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren and bassist Skúli Sverrisson, seem like modernized versions of medieval music. Many of the songs have a twang and a snap to the string-plucking that adumbrates the Renaissance and Baroque styles. However, the duo offers a fantastic update. The acoustic atmospheres and the jazzier undertones that filter in and out of the pieces all point to an innovative yet approachable musical perspective.
Nowadays, this style sometimes gets pigeonholed into the neo-folk or dark folk genre. However, these two musicians also wander into classical-crossover terrain and chamber jazz areas. They clearly have a great sophistication and knowledge about music from a plethora of eras…