To say Mia Antifa began in 2020 is as imprecise as calling them just a punk band. The collaboration of cousins (Shua Zermeño and Mickey Valdez) and friends (Erik Duran and Jeremy Silva), Mia Antifa is built on relationships and sonic references formed through familial ties and years of collaboration in the El Paso, Texas music scene. Their first full-length record Coming Home (2023) primarily charts the years leading up to 2020 when lead singer and songwriter Zermeño was struggling with his addictions and, ultimately, trying to lead a sober life. But the album is also a collage of sonic gestures that represent both the mutual and individual influences that have shaped each member into the artists they’ve become.