16 Horsepower

On 20 May 2026, 16 Horsepower play Fållan, Hallgränd 19 in Johanneshov, Sweden. Born in early‑90s Denver around singer and multi‑instrumentalist David Eugene Edwards, with Pascal Humbert and Jean‑Yves Tola, the band shapes a stark American rock that meshes rural folk, country and bluegrass traces with post‑punk drive. Biblical imagery runs through the lyrics; the atmospheres lean toward Appalachian ballads reworked in a lean, percussive frame.

Their records sketch the contours: the taut lines of Sackcloth ’n’ Ashes, the denser Low Estate, the folk turn of Secret South, and Folklore’s dive into traditionals. On stage, that palette moves from banjo, bandoneon and brushed drums to amplified swells, always hinging on dynamics and rhythmic push rather than excess. Hoarse, the live set captured largely in Europe, already fixed that approach; in a venue like Fållan it translates into a concert that alternates tension held in the low light and brisk, rough‑hewn songs.

Alt‑country, gothic americana, neofolk: labels orbit the group, but the crux is a direct music that keeps its roots close while opening to the edges of independent rock.