16 Horsepower

About

16 Horsepower, often stylized as Sixteen Horsepower, is an American country rock band from Denver, Colorado. The group consists of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist David Eugene Edwards, bassist Pascal Humbert and drummer Jean Yves-Tola. The group pioneered the gothic country genre by mixing country rock with traditional bluegrass, gospel and Appalachian instrumentation. Their music often invoked religious imagery dealing with conflict, redemption, punishment, and guilt through Edwards's lyrics. For the bulk of its career, the band consisted of Edwards, Tola and Humbert, the latter two formerly of the French band Passion Fodder. After releasing four studio albums and touring extensively, the group broke up in 2005, citing "mostly political and spiritual" differences. The members continued in the groups Wovenhand and Lilium.