

Awning
List Pick
October 7, 2026
Auckland, NZ five-piece Awning have just signed to Winspear, and this new single is a tantalising introduction. 'Little Green Book' takes many elements of the restless post-punk that has been so dominant in US and UK alt-rock over the past decade, but rearranges and refines them into something strikingly sleek and direct. Jittering verses, animated by Damin McCabe's slippery bassline and Riley Noonan's machine-drilled percussion, clear the ground for a cathartic chorus during which the group's sonic palette expands with genuine force before retreating just as quickly. This is smart, purposeful music with tons of promise.
Frontman Christian Dimmick had this to say about the track:
"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.”









