The music industry are nursing their collective hangovers this morning after a fantastic show in Melbourne last night at the Air Awards. Held at Revolt in Kensington, AIR and their partner Jagermeister pulled out all stops and actually managed to put on an enjoyable awards ceremony; no easy feat.
Attendees were treated to performances by Calling All Cars, Emma Louise, Adalita, The Holidays, Illy and Owl Eyes, but it was The Jezabels that took top honour winning both Best Independent Artist and Best Independent Single/EP. Crowd favourite Adalita didn’t go home empty handed however picking up the award for Best Indepedent Album which she dedicated to her former Magic Dirt bandmate Dean Turner who recently passed away.
Check out the full list of winners below.
BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST
THE JEZABELS
BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST
EMMA LOUISE
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM
ADALITA, ADALITA (Liberation Music)
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE/EP
THE JEZABELS, DARK STORM (Independent/MGM)
JAGERMEISTER MOST HUNTED AWARD (POPULAR VOTED AWARD BY FANS)
360
BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK OR PUNK ALBUM
MY DISCO, LITTLE JOY (Shock Entertainment)
BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
GURRUMUL – RRAKALA (Skinnyfish/MGM)
BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM
WAGONS, RUMBLE SHAKE AND TUMBLE (Spunk Records)
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP/URBAN ALBUM
DRAPHT, THE LIFE OF RILEY (The Ayems)
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
PNAU, SOFT UNIVERSE (etc etc)
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR CLUB SINGLE – *JOINT WINNERS
TOMMY TRASH AND TOM PIPER, ALL MY FRIENDS (Ministry Of Sound)
SEEKAE, BLOOD BANK (Rice Is Nice/Popfrenzy)
BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM
SANDY EVANS, WHEN THE SKY CRIES RAINBOWS (Independent/ABC Music)
