| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| NME | 5/10[5] |
| USA Today | [6] |
Sackcloth 'n' Ashes is the debut full-length studio album by American alternative country band 16 Horsepower, released on February 6, 1996.
Track listing
- "I Seen What I Saw" – 3:24
- "Black Soul Choir" – 3:52
- "Haw" – 3:35
- "Scrawled in Sap" – 2:46
- "Horse Head" – 3:01
- "Ruthie Lingle" – 2:44
- "Harm's Way" – 3:20
- "Black Bush" – 3:16
- "Heel on the Shovel" – 3:11
- "American Wheeze" – 3:33
- "Red Neck Reel" – 2:41
- "Prison Shoe Romp" – 3:11
- "Neck on the New Blade" – 3:15
- "Strong Man" – 4:21
Personnel
- 16 Horsepower
- David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, bandoneon, lap steel guitar
- Jean-Yves Tola – drums, backing vocals
- Keven Soll – upright bass, flattop acoustic bass, cello, backing vocals
- Guest musicians
- Gordon Gano – fiddle
Trivia
- The instrument credited as a bandoneon on this album is actually a similar instrument called a Chemnitzer concertina.
- The album title is a reference to the Holy Bible (see Matthew 11:20-21 RSV and Esther 4:1 RSV).
- The songs "Black Soul Choir" and "Haw" were both later made into music videos, both of which featured the band.
- The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by American groove metal band Devildriver on their 2011 album Beast.
- The song "Black Soul Choir" was covered by Big John Bates: Noirchestra on their 2015 album "From the Bestiary to the Leathering Room".
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sackcloth 'N' Ashes – 16 Horsepower". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Mirkin, Steven (February 9, 1996). "Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Sweeney, Kathy (May 9, 1997). "Sixteen Horsepower: Sackcloth 'n' Ashes (A&M)". The Guardian.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (February 4, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, 'Sackcloth 'n' Ashes,' A&M". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Alexander, Jim (April 5, 1997). "16 Horsepower – Sackcloth And Ashes". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (February 13, 1996). "Sixteen Horsepower, Sackcloth 'n' Ashes". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved April 13, 2020.