Cees Nooteboom (excerpt)

De wezel in het veld die niet weet
dat hij een wezel is
maar een wezel is
tot hij geen wezel meer is.

(uit: Vuurtijd, ijstijd)

gothic americana

Based on this description of 16 horsepower, some searching ensued.

• Jay Munly (definitely more consistent in playing darker songs than many others)
• Circle Round My Bedside - cabaretesque, with long stretched violins
• Dar He Drone - chanting with swamp blues guitars
• Jim White
• A Perfect Day to Chase Tornadoes - borderline melancholic and non-interesting.
• Phillious Williams
• Oh My Old Love - dark, for sure, though borderline again, screaming
• Sweet Debris - maudlin, longing, sad

Tasseomancy - "Ulalume"

melodious near-medieval close harmony singing by twins. Canadian?

Found through Timber Timbre who produced their album

Timber Timbre - "Magic Arrow"

strange. found through 3rd season (ep 2) of Breaking Bad, so a soundtrack, nonetheless.

(I heard about them before! Craziness in a glass, what's happening here... And it's an interesting post! Tagging this as "must-look-into" (fucked up the search right then and there))

Luther Allison - "Cherry Red Wine"

Screaming melodic blues. I think the version I just heard was by Luther Allison, but it could have been Jonny Lang as well. Better check them both out.

Two Star Symphony - "Junkyard Jig" (Danse Macabre PartII: The Consummate Host"

the title says it all, maudlin mewing violins and a rhythm which forces you to dance around the campfire. On Pandora's DAAU channel.