Flume and Indie Rock Dance duo Jagwar Ma lead the pack with five nominations each. The two acts have not only been nominated in the same categories which include Best Independent Artist, Best Independent Album and Best Independent Dance / Electronica Album, but are also signed to the same label, Future Classic. Previous nominees Big Scary garnered three nominations this year, while past winners The Drones alongside newcomers Seth Sentry, Vance Joy, Dick Diver and Courtney Barnett are all nominated in two categories. AIR in conjunction with their new sponsor are also incredibly excited to announce the inaugural Carlton Dry Global Music Grant. This joint-initiative will offer one award nominee $50,000 cash to be used exclusively in helping the artist tour, showcase, record or even temporarily relocate in order to further their career overseas. More details to follow soon. The Awards will once again be held at Revolt Art Space in Kensington this coming October, and will include performances by Archie Roach, Violent Soho, Saskwatch and nominees Big Scary, Seth Sentry and RÜFÜS. Nominations below for the 2013 CARLTON DRY INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS: BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST Big Scary Dick Diver Flume Jagwar Ma The Drones BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM Big Scary – Not Art (Pieater) Dick Diver – Calendar Daus (Chapter Music) Flume – Flume (Future Classic) Jagwar Ma – Howlin (Future Classic) The Drones – I Sea Seaweed (MGM) BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR Courtney Barnett Kirin J Callinan Seth Sentry The Rubens Vance Joy BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR EP Big Scary – Luck Now (Pieater) Courtney Barnett – History Eraser (Milk! Records) Flume – Holdin’ On (Future Classic) Jagwa Ma – Man I Need (Future Classic) Vance Joy – God Loves You When You’re Dancing (Liberation Music) BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM Bliss n Eso – Circus In The Sky (Illusive) Illy – Bring It Back (Obese Records) Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow (High Score Records) Spit Syndicate – Sunday Gentlemen (Obese Records) Urthboy – Smokey’s Haunt (Elefant Traks) BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM Baylou – Go To Hell and I Love You (ABC Music) Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough (ABC Music) Karl Broadie – A Side B Side Seaside (WJO) The Sunny Cowgirls – What We Do (WJO) Lee Kernaghan – Beautiful Noise (ABC Music) BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM Mama Kin – The Magician’s Daughter (MGM) Mia Dyson – The Moment (MGM) Paul Kelly – Spring And Fall (Gawd Aggie Recordings) Tim Rogers – Rogers Sings Rogerstein (Four | Four) The Cat Empire – Steal The Light (Two Shoes Record) BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK, HEAVY OR PUNK ALBUM King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – 12 Bar Bruise (Flightless) Kingswood – Change Of Heart (Capgun Kids) Parkway Drive – Atlas (Resist Records) The Mark Of Cain – Songs Of The Third and Fifth (Feel Presents) The Smith Street Band – Sunshine And Technology (Poison City Records) BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM Allan Browne Trio – Lost In The Stars (Jazzhead) Christopher Hale – Sylvan Coda (Which Way Music) Jonathan Zwartz – The Remembering And Forgetting Of The Air (Planet) Magnet – Magnet (Magnet Sounds) Trichotomy – Fact Finding Mission (Jazzhead Records) BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA ALBUM Collarbones – Die Young (Two Bright Lakes / Remote Control) Flume – Flume (Future Classic) Jagwar Ma – Howlin (Future Classic) ShockOne – Universes (OneLove) Yolanda Be Cool – Ladies And Mentalman (Sweat It Out) BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR CLUB SINGLE Charles Murdoch – Dekire featuring Oscar Key Sung (Future Classic) Flight Facilities – Clair De Lune (feat. Christine Hoberg) (Independent / AWAL) Flume – Holdin On (Future Classic) Jagwar Ma – Man I Need (Future Classic) RUFUS – Take Me (Sweat it Out) *Please note: Nominees for Best Independent Classical Album and Best Independent Label will be announced at a later date.
For more info on the Awards, Charts and Independent music check out www.air.org.au
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