High Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana Album: Unearther EP, out now via Ashtray Monument Records While many of us were a few drinks/seasons/bags of chips deep during last year’s lockdowns, High were presumably not taking their name to heart (if you catch my smoke-filled drift). Instead, these New Orleans punks were hard at work in the studio writing an EP. While writing in the studio can sometimes result in songs that feel rushed or half-baked (sorry to bowl you over with the weed puns), the resulting EP feels lived-in and comfortable. High’s brand of indie punk feels like a time capsule for 1991, when Hüsker Dü and Dinosaur Jr. were the favored influences of punks the world over. Unearther truly is a delight, with fantastic sing-a-longs and sneaky-great riffs. There’s also a nice balance ...