We were a bit neglectful in not announcing the winners of the 2010 Jagermeister AIR Awards, held at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on Friday night, though we feel a little vindicated ’cause it seems that we’re so far the only ones to publish the winners. The awards celebrate all that is good in the Australian independent music landscape, and there was plenty of love in the nominations for Sia, Cloud Control and Dan Sultan, who all picked up three nominations apiece. But who picked up the gongs? Winners are grinners (below) in italics.
BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST
British India
Cloud Control
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Dan Kelly
Sia
Dan Sultan
BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST
Bridezilla
Cloud Control
The Jezebels
Otouto
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Richard In Your Mind
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM
Cloud Control – Bliss Release
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush To Relax
Rowland S Howard – Pop Crimes
Dan Kelly – Dan Kelly’s Dream
Sia – We Are Born
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR EP
Bliss N Eso – Down By The River
The Jezabels – She’s So Hard
Little Red – Rock It
Philadelphia Grand Jury – The Good News
Sia – Clap Your Hands
The Temper Trap – Love Lost
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE / ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Faux Pas – Noiseworks
Jamie Lloyd – Beware Of The Light
Midnight Juggernauts – The Crystal Axis
Opiuo – Slurp And Giggle
Space Invades – Soul:Fi
Nick Thayer – Just Let It Go
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP/URBAN ALBUM
Horrorshow – Inside Story
Lowrider – Round The World
M-Phazes – Good Gracious
Ozi Batla – Wild Colonial
Urthboy – Spitshine
BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
The Beautiful Girls – Spooks
Ash Grunwald – Hot Mama Vibes
Jeff Lang – Chimeradour
Mama Kin -Beat and Holler
The Red Eyes – Red Army
Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can
BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK OR PUNK ALBUM
50 Lions – Where Life Expires
The Amity Affliction – Youngbloods
Calling All Cars – Hold, Hold, Fire
House Vs. Hurricane – Perspectives
Parkway Drive – Deep Blue
BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM
Deborah Conway – Half Man, Half Woman
Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and The Little Hillbillies – Lost Music Blues
The Dingoes – Tracks
Amber Lawrence – When It All Comes Down
The Sunny Cowgirls – Summer
BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM
Alister Spence Trio – Fit
Allan Browne Quintet – Une Saison En Enfer
Ben Winkelman Trio – Odysseys
Joe Chindamo – Another Place Another Time
Stu Hunter – The Gathering
Bernie McGann – Double Dutch
Mike Nock Trio – An Accumulation Of Subtleties
Jamie Oehlers and Paul Graboswky – On A Clear Day
Way Out West – The Effects Of The Weather
Jonathan Zwartz – The Sea
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