Amiskwaciwâskahikan/Edmonton post-hardcore band, Midnight Peg hit the scene in 2022. Their climactic performance, experimental take on scramz and steady stream of shows has quickly gained a diverse and loyal following. Their self-released, debut album Horn Colic is a sample of Midnight Peg’s bizarre musical intuition. Short, catchy songs fuse the subversive aggression of Queercore and Riot Grrrl movements with the heartfelt, post-hardcore soundscape of the decade that followed. The result is a sonic blister where euphony quickly explodes into a mess of fluid. Melodically distorted guitar riffs, heavy-driving drums, thick bass and thoughtful, frenzied vocals raise as many eyebrows as fists. As Cups N’ Cakes writer Drew Cox says, “It slices, it dices, it feels vital. It feels great. Like a welcome slap to the face. You know you needed it.” Photo Credits: John Carlow (@findingcharlottephotography) - Main, 3 & 4 Ryan McPhee (@_mcpheezy_) - 1 & 8; Colin McTaggart (@colinMCT) - 2, & 7 Shannon Johnston (@me_onlylouder) - 5, 6 & 9; Vincent (@notdeadfriends) - 10