Earlier this month the folk over at Triple J announced the nominees for their three coveted awards of Australian Album of the Year, Unearthed Artist of the Year, Australian Music Video of the Year as well as the inaugural Double J Australian Artist of the Year, and as of this evening, they have now announced the winners.
Taking home the prestigious Australian Album of the Year is the bearded crowd favourite Chet Faker for his debut record Built On Glass. It’s been a massive year for the Melbourne crooner, having sold-out tours around the country charming hearts on his way.
Accepting the award via video message, Chet Faker said “Thank you so much for the J Award for Album of the Year. I still remember a few years ago first hearing my song on Triple J and freaking out then, so it’s a great honour. Thanks for the love and support back home from the best radio station in Australia.”
The very deserving winner of Unearthed Artist of the Year has been awarded to none other than Meg Mac, the 24-year old soul-pop priestess who has dropped a number of killing tracks this including ‘Every Lie’ and ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’. Mac joins a powerful pedigree of Unearthed winners Boy & Bear (2010), Ball Park Music (2011), The Rubens (2012) and Remi (2013), there’s no question the youngster is destined for great things.
The award for the inaugural Double J Artist of the Year is the spectacular Mia Dyson. After spending a decade honing her skills as a musician and songwriter, Dyson gave us Idyllwild, her most accomplished record to date. The album is 11-tracks of authentic, roots-rock brilliance and its songs traverse many different genres, emotions and subjects.
Finally, the award for Australian Music Video of the Year is unsurprisingly Sia with the epic ‘Chandelier’. Having 11-year-old Maddie Ziegler wear a platinum wig, leap and crawl through an abandoned office space, as a camera tracks her from room to room has not only left a mark on 2014, but music video history. On top of this, the music vic has been viewed nearly 300 million times, both Sia and Co-director by Daniel Askill should be extremely proud it’s cultural impact.
With such a killer year for Aussie music, we cannot wait to see what is waiting in 2015.
Australian Album of the Year 2014
Winner: Chet Faker – Built On Glass
Nominees: Flight Facilities – Down To Earth
Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
Seekae – The Worry
Sleepmakeswaves – Love Of Cartography
Thundamentals – So We Can Remember
Ball Park Music – Puddinghead
Remi – Raw x Infinity
Total Control – Typical System
#1 Dads – About Face
The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes
Unearthed Artist of the Year 2014
Winner: Meg Mac
Nominees: Airling
Ceres
Coin Banks
Japanese Wallpaper
UV Boi
Double J Australian Artist of the Year 2014
Winner: Mia Dyson
Nominees: Augie March
Blank Realm
Caitlin Park
Steve Smyth
Kate Miller-Heidke
Australian Music Video of the Year 2014
Winner: Sia – ‘Chandelier’
Nominees: Chet Faker – ‘Talk is Cheap’, Directed by Toby & Pete
Client Liaison – ‘Free of Fear’, Directed by Jack Peddey
Hudson and Troop -‘Frameless’, Directed by Darcy Prendergast and Andrew Goldsmith
Illy – ‘One for the City’, Directed by Mark Alston
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘Hot Wax’, Directed by Jason Galea
