Montreal’s General Chaos are sixteen years old, and they’re about to release one of the most dialed-in punk records to come out of the city in years. Their second full-length album, Can’t Please ‘Em All, is now available via Stomp Records, and it doesn’t sound like a stepping stone. It sounds like a band that already knows what it’s doing. The kind of band you catch after midnight off Saint-Laurent, ears ringing, snow melting into grey slush at your feet, neon buzzing overhead. Across thirteen tracks, General Chaos lock into a style that balances speed, weight, and melody without overplaying any of it. You hear it right away. Rancid‘s punch, Descendents‘ discipline, Social Distortion‘s structure, early Green Day‘s snap, and the sharper political edge of Propagandhi. The guitars stay tight and efficient. The bass sits forward and drives. The drums are steady and controlled. Songs move quick when they need to, then settle into something heavier when it counts...