16 Horsepower

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.