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16 Horsepower
16 Horsepower formed in Denver in 1992, with David Eugene Edwards on vocals and guitar, Jean-Yves Tola on bass, and Jerome Deppe on drums. Their sound pulled...
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Alone And Forsaken
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Alone And Forsaken
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American Wheeze
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Bad Moon Rising
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Beyond The Pale
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Black Bush
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Black Lung
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Black Soul Choir
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Blessed Persistence
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Burning Bush
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Clogger
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Coal Black Horses
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Day Of The Lords
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16 Horsepower formed in Denver in 1992, with David Eugene Edwards on vocals and guitar, Jean-Yves Tola on bass, and Jerome Deppe on drums. Their sound pulled from folk, blues, and Appalachian music, giving it a raw, atmospheric feel that didn't fit neatly into any one genre. Edwards's lyrics often drew on old folk tales and working-class struggles, delivered in a mournful vocal style that became the band's hallmark. They put out four studio albums between 1996 and 2002, starting with Sackcloth 'n' Ashes and ending with Folklore.
Songs like Flutter and Scrawled In Sap show how they could build tension with sparse arrangements and Edwards's intense delivery. The band went through some lineup changes, especially after Tola left in 1995, and they faced unfounded accusations about their political leanings, which they denied. They kept a steady cult following through their run, which ended when they disbanded in 2005.
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