The 2015 Carlton Dry AIR Awards were held last night, showcasing the brightest and shiniest of Australia’s independent musicians and folk in the biz. Not surprisingly Courtney Barnett was one of the big winners, taking out Best Independent Artist, Best Independent Album for Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, as well as Best Independent Single for ‘Depreston’. It’s the second year in a row that the Melbourne singer/song writer has won Best Independent Artist and Best Independent Single.
#1 Dads walked away with Breakthrough Independent Artist Of The Year with Seth Sentry taking out the Best Independent Hip Hop Album. Flight Facilities, C.W Stoneking and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard all received awards for their work with MILK! Records taking home the Best Independent Label award.
Full awards list below.
BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST – PRESENTED BY CARLTON DRY
COURTNEY BARNETT
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM
COURTNEY BARNETT – SOMETIMES I SIT AND THINK, AND SOMETIMES I JUST SIT
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR EP – PRESENTED BY RDIO
COURTNEY BARNETT – DEPRESTON
BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR – PRESENTED BY PPCA
#1 DADS
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM
SETH SENTRY – STRANGE NEW PAST
BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM
FRANK YAMMA – UNCLE
BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
C.W. STONEKING – GON’ BOOGALOO
BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK, HEAVY OR PUNK ALBUM
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD – I’M IN YOUR MIND FUZZ
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
FLIGHT FACILITIES – DOWN TO EARTH
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR CLUB SINGLE
HAYDEN JAMES – SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM
BARNEY MCALL – MOOROOLBARK
BEST INDEPENDENT CLASSICAL ALBUM
AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA – BRANDENBURG CELEBRATES
BEST INDEPENDENT LABEL
MILK! RECORDS
