The winners were most certainly the grinners at last night’s Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, which were held in the Melbourne suburb of Kensington last night.
A precursor to the annual ARIA Awards, the JIMAs celebrate the achievements of Australia’s independent musicians across the past 12 months.
Chet Faker was the only act to take home multiple awards on the night, but though he led the nominations field with five, he only took home two (those for Best Independent Single/EP and Breakthrough Independent Artist).
The Jezabels picked up the award for Best Independent Artist, with Hermitude triumphing in the Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album field.
Here’s some of the awards handed out on the night (winners in italics).
Check out the official website (www.ausindies.com) for a full list of the categories and their respective winners.
BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST
360
Ballpark Music
Chet Faker
The Jezabels
Royal Headache
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM
360 – Falling And Flying (Soulmate)
DZ Deathrays – Bloodstreams (I Oh You)
The Jezabels – Prisoner (MGM)
Royal Headache – Royal Headache (RIP Society)
The Temper Trap – The Temper Trap (Liberation)
BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Chet Faker
Husky
Royal Headache
The Rubens
San Cisco
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR EP
360 – Boys Like You (Soulmate)
Alpine – Gasoline (Ivy League)
Chet Faker – Thinking In Textures (Opulent)
Oh Mercy – Drums (Casa Del Disco Records)
San Cisco – Awkward (Island City Records)
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE/ELECTRONICA SINGLE
Chet Faker – Terms And Conditions (Opulent)
Flume – Sleepless (Future Classic)
Parachute Youth – Can’t Get Better Than This (Sweat It Out)
Tom Piper and Daniel Farley – L.G.F.U. (Hussle)
Tonite Only -Go (Downright)
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Chet Faker – Thinking In Textures (Opulent)
Hermitude – HyperParadise (Elefant Traks)
Jonti – Twirligig (Misteltone)
Sampology – Doomsday Deluxe (Sampology Soundtracks)
Oliver Tank – Dreams (Yes Please)
T-Rek – Dance Music (Rubber)
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM
360 – Falling & Flying (Soulmate)
Funkoars – The Quickening (Golden Era)
The Herd – Future Shade (Elefant Traks)
Katalyst – Deep Impressions (Invada)
Yung Warriors – Standing Strong (Payback Records)
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