Subordination

Austin's Institute continue to push against the boundaries of what it means to be punk -- as well as conformity in general -- on their second album Subordination.

They had already added heroic doses of post-punk and other influences to the thrash-punk roots on their first full-length Catharsis, and here they broaden their horizons with touches of glam and hard rock. Even with its more overtly political leanings, Subordination hints that the band might be having a little more fun this time around -- an unexpected combination that's quintessentially Institute.