Auckland group have signed to Winspear.

The band’s sound is difficult to sum up, with their punchy indie rock recalling the minimalism of New Zealand’s Flying Nun stable, for example, but with something that is more redolent of Husker Du, say.

Powerful yet with a clear penchant for melody, Awning have won attention in their homeland – supporting on their tour of New Zealand earlier this year as well as a spot at Auckland’s  – and this has begun to translate internationally.

Signing to revered label , new single ‘Little Green Book’ kicks off the band’s latest chapter.

A compact ear-worm of a song, ‘Little Green Book’ was recorded at  Roundhead Studios and produced by De Sevens (Womb, Office Dog, School Fair), and beneath its punchy guitar pop lies a lyric that frankly discusses grief.

“This song is about grief, gritty stuff that feels almost too much to put into song format. This is why all the lyrical imagery is open, cryptic and layered up. When things feel too personal lyrically, I like to create a little distance between the listener and myself. The lyrical obscurity allows me some privacy but also opens the song’s meaning up, allowing someone to insert their own meaning. I like that about music. In saying that, there are some pretty on-the-nose lyrics as well. “I want to remember what you said” and “Grief is a corner…” I mean, you get the gist. We carry people’s words around for them after they are gone.”

Check out the video for ‘Little Green Book’ – directed by  – below.