The Australian Independent Record Labels Association have revealed the nominees for this year’s Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards, celebrating the best of independent Australian music.
The awards will be held Thursday 22 October Meat Market in Melbourne.
Best Independent Artist
#1 Dads
Chet Faker
Courtney Barnett
Hermitude
Vance Joy
Best Independent Album
#1Dads – About Face
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Flight Facilities – Down To Earth
Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light
Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away
Best Independent Single or EP
Bad//Dreems – Cuffed & Collared
Courtney Barnett – Depreston
Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
Hermitude – The Buzz (Fest. Mataya & Young Tapz)
Vance Joy – Fire and the Flood
Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
#1 Dads
Briggs
Client Liason
Japanese Wallpapaer
Totally Mild
Best Independent Hip Hop Album
Baro – 17/18
Brigss – Sheplife
Citizen Kay – Demokracy
One Day – Mainline
Seth Sentry – Strange New Past
Best Independent Country Album
Amber Lawrence – Superheroes
Frank Yamma – Uncle
Jim Lawrie – Eons
Raised By Eagles – Diamonds in the Bloodstream
Troy Cassar-Daley – Freedom Ride
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
C.W. Stoneking – Gon’ Boogaloo
Fraser A. Gorman – Slow Gum
Gurrumul – The Gospel Album
Marlon Wiliams – Marlon Williams
Paul Kelly presents The Merri Soul Sessions
Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album
British India – Nothing Touches Me
King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
Northlane – Node
The Peep Tempel – Tales
The Smith Street Band – Throw Me In The River
Best Independent Dance / Electronica Album
Collarbones – Return
Flight Facilities – Sown To Earth
Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light
Seekae – The Worry
Ta-Ku – Songs To Make Up To
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
Collarbones – Turning
Generik – The Weekend (Feat. Nicky Van She)
Hayden James – Something About You
Nicky Night Time – Gonna Get Better (Feat. Nat Dunn)
RÜFÜS – You Were Right
Best Independent Jazz Album
Allan Browne Quintet – Ithaca Bound
Banrey Mcall – Mooroolbark
Gian Slater – Still Still
Mike Nock Octet – Suite Sima
Sarah Mckenzie – We Could Be Lovers
Best Independent Classical Album
Alicia Crossley – Alchemy
Amit Faird –Amit Faird Plays Javad Maroufi: Golden Dreams and Other Works
Amy Dickson / Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Island Songs
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates
Zubin Kanga – Piano Inside Out
