 Rome is considered one of the most important acts within the neofolk genre.Prior to his work in Rome, Reuter was the singer in a post-punk band called Mack Murphy and the Inmates.According to Paul Simpson, the band's sound combines "military drumming and horns with atmospheric electronic textures and ethereal acoustic guitars, as well as samples and poetic lyrics often relating to war-related themes, as well as more universal topics such as love, pain, and death."