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AIR Announces Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards Nominees

News just in, nominees have been announced by The Australian Independent Record Labels Association for the 2015 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards.

It’s been 10 years since the awards show began from humble beginnings to what it is now. Ranging from jazz to hard rock/punk, this year’s nominees represent Australian’s finest independent music from the last 12 months.

The event is presented in partnership with naming rights partner, Carlton Dry and supported by major partner RDIO. The 2015 instalment of the awards will be presented on Thursday 22^nd of October at Meat Market, North Melbourne with guest performers to be announced shortly.

Previous winners of the 2012 Best Independent Dance/Electronica album ‘Hyperparadise’ is Sydney duo Hermitude, who are nominated for Best Independent Artist, Independent Single/EP for ‘The Buzz and chart topping album ‘Dark Night Sweet Light’ is up for best independent album AND best independent Dance/Electronic album.

However, it is the Best Indepent album nominations that will have everyone on the edge of their seat as they wait to see who wins between Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, #1 Dads, Vance Joy and Chet Faker.

The full list of the 2015 Carlton Dry Independent Music Award nominees are below.

BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST - PRESENTED BY CARLTON DRY
  #1 DADS
  CHET FAKER
  COURTNEY BARNETT
  HERMITUDE
  VANCE JOY

  BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM
  #1 DADS - 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 - PRESENTED BY RDIO
  BAD//DREEMS - CUFFED & COLLARED
  COURTNEY BARNETT - DEPRESTON
  COURTNEY BARNETT - PEDESTRIAN AT BEST
  HERMITUDE - THE BUZZ (FEAT. MATAYA & YOUNG TAPZ)
  VANCE JOY - FIRE AND THE FLOOD

  BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR - PRESENTED BY PPCA
  #1 DADS
  BRIGGS
  CLIENT LIAISON
  JAPANESE WALLPAPER
  TOTALLY MILD

  BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM
  BARO - 17/18
  BRIGGS - 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 WILLIAMS - MARLON WILLIAMS
  PAUL KELLY PRESENTS THE MERRI SOUL SESSIONS - PAUL KELLY presents THE
MERRI SOUL SESSIONS

  BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK, HEAVY OR PUNK ALBUM
  BRITISH INDIA - NOTHING TOUCHES ME
  KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD 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 - DOWN 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
  BARNEY MCALL - MOOROOLBARK
  GIAN SLATER - STILL STILL
  MIKE NOCK OCTET - SUITE SIMA
  SARAH MCKENZIE - WE COULD BE LOVERS

  BEST INDEPENDENT CLASSICAL ALBUM
  ALICIA CROSSLEY - ALCHEMY
  AMIR FARID - AMIR FARID 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