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Montreal Teenagers General Chaos releases "The Idiots Have Taken Over" Music Video

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Montreal’s sixteen-year-old punk trio General Chaos have released their latest single with “The Idiots Have Taken Over,” via  Stomp Records. The second advance single from their upcoming LP Can’t Please ’Em All  is a mid-tempo, groove-orientated track , which is a blend betweenlands between Rancid’s punch, and the hook-heavy grit of Social Distortion.. “The Idiots Have Taken Over” is a direct, confrontational take on  political dysfunction and power control. Lines like “There’s a problem and no one there to fix it / Shut your fucking mouth because I’m having none of it” are  blunt statements, carried by a chorus that hits you hard. The band contrasts biting lyrics with tight, melodic structure and harmonies.

General Chaos formed in 2022 at just twelve years old, they have grown up quickly inside Montreal’s punk scene, from performing at Pouzza Fest sets to  across Québec and Ontario.They released their debut LP Outta My Way with Ryan Battistuzzi at fifteen years old. That momentum carries into Can’t Please ’Em All, recorded in three days at Le Stuzzio with Battistuzzi and produced by Fred Jacques of The Sainte Catherines. 



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General Chaos are part of a Montreal lineage that incorporates  The Nils, The Asexuals, Planet Smashers, Banlieue Rouge, and The Sainte Catherines. First recognized in La Presse as a generation “running punk on Kool-Aid,” the band quickly turned curiosity into conviction. 

 Can’t Please ’Em All is due outon May 8 via Stomp Records.

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