16 Horsepower Reunites for First Performance in 22 Years
By
Tom Breihan
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
Denver-based gothic country-rock band 16 Horsepower has reunited for their first show in 22 years, following their breakup in 2005. Frontman David Eugene Edwards, who continued with his side project Wovenhand and is about to release his second solo album Mercurial Silence, is leading the reunion. The band was known for their dark, religious, and apocalyptic-themed take on country-rock music during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Key quotes
· 3 pulled16 Horsepower perfected their own grandly gothic form of country-rock
They were obsessed with religion and apocalypse
frontman David Eugene Edwards had a leathery gravitas — like a version of Nick Cave who was actually American
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