Fem-post-hardcore act, Midnight Peg, return with Skinning – twelve high-strung cuts of paranoid contemplation and shredded anger on the hooks. Somehow louder, sharper and scuzzier than their debut, it’s full of both intent and misdirection, packing a ton of heart. Noise, post-punk, emo & experimentalism underpin motifs of sexuality, survival, absurd ritual and the ubiquity of violence. Like any great punk album since the first primordial blast, beneath the bedlam sits a meticulous touch.
Tracklist:
Swallow
Acnestis
Thirstland
Cream and Mantle
The Hag
Spilotes pullatus (feat. Virgil Crude)
Skinning
Cleavable Masses
Feed the Dogs
Politicaster
Sulphur, Rubber, Holy Water
Chicken Snake
Recorded by Rob Lawless at Lawless Recordings, Edmonton, AB
Co-recorded, mixed and co-produced by Cody Blakeley at Half Stack Studios, Edmonton, AB
Mastered by Stuart McKillop at Rain City Recorders, Vancouver BC
All songs written by Midnight Peg
Lyrics by Raquel Mann except for Spilotus pullatus which features
Lyrics & Vocals by Khagan Aslanov (Virgil Crude)
Tape Noise by Raquel (Rocky) Mann & Khagan Aslanov (Virgil Crude)
Artwork by Virgil Crude
Graphic Design by Raquel Mann
This album was created on Treaty 6 Territory, in ᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / amiskwacîwâskahikan, the home and traditional place of gathering, connection, and movement for the nêhiyawak (Cree), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux, as well as many other Indigenous peoples, including the Inuit and peoples from the Arctic regions. We are grateful to make music here and recognize our responsibilities as guests in this territory.
TIR-161LP