Dead Can Dance

Toronto composer Christopher Mayo is releasing an album of three compositions today, featuring grab-you-by-the-ears performances by guitarist Andrew Noseworthy and harpist Grace Scheele. Walk the Darkness Down is transfixing. To fully appreciate the album’s title piece, start with Townes Van Zandt’s 1969 track “Lungs,” which serves as a reference point. Mayo’s piece combines 10 open-string…