INSTITUTE – SUBORDINATION (GREY VINYL)

Institute are back with Subordination, a rough and raucous record with roots in the anarcho-punk tradition. The lyrics are concerned with the power constructs of American society – traditional masculinity, the cops, the government – and a takedown of the feeble reasoning that keeps outmoded, controlling systems in place. No, it’s not new thematic territory for punk rock, but the men of Institute manage to kick out the jams in a way that sounds timely and fresh. If you like your punk gritty, dark, and intelligent, Subordination is well worth your time.