“The Idiots Have Taken Over,” is the new single from Montreal’s sixteen-year-old punk trio General Chaos.
The second advance single from their upcoming LP Can’t Please ’Em All leans into a more controlled, mid-tempo swing, trading speed for weight without losing impact. Built on a steady, driving groove, sharp downstrokes, and layered vocal harmonies, the track lands between Rancid’s punch, the snarl of Radio Dead Ones, and the hook-heavy grit of Social Distortion.
Somewhere between the juicy bass line and that vocal tone I am beyond sold on this band. They fit seamlessly into the fold of the mid 90’s punk bands I was listening too. Pulling off this level of songwriting at only 16 years is wild. Despite their age they are already well established and definitely one to watch.
Formed in 2022 at just twelve years old, General Chaos have grown up quickly inside Montreal’s punk ecosystem, from early Pouzza Fest sets to all-ages rooms across Québec and Ontario.
The single arrives April 10, 2026, ahead of Can’t Please ’Em All on May 8 via Stomp Records.
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