The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) will celebrate the 12th AIR Awards at
Adelaide’s Queen’s Theatre on Thursday 26th July, 2018. Thanks to the continued support from the
South Australian Government, the return to the UNESCO City of Music will see over 40 of Australia’s
finest recording artists nominated for one of this year’s prestigious awards.
AIR will also host its second two-day Indie-Con Australia Conference at The Hindley on the 26th and
27th July and will be surrounded by a hive of activity with the excitement of Umbrella: Winter City
Sounds, the Winter Reds Weekend and the Colour of Impressionism.
With genres crossing jazz, classical, blues and roots, country, hip-hop, hard rock/punk and
dance/electronica, the 2018 AIR Awards Nominees are….
BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST
ALEX LAHEY
BAKER BOY
JEN CLOHER
STELLA DONNELLY
THE JUNGLE GIANTS
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM OR EP
RVG – A QUALITY OF MERCY
METHYL ETHEL – EVERYTHING IS FORGOTTEN
ALEX LAHEY – I LOVE YOU LIKE A BROTHER
JEN CLOHER – JEN CLOHER
THE JUNGLE GIANTS – QUIET FEROCITY
ALEX THE ASTRONAUT – SEE YOU SOON
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE
RVG – A QUALITY OF MERCY
ALEX LAHEY – EVERY DAY’S THE WEEKEND
THE JUNGLE GIANTS – FEEL THE WAY I DO
BAKER BOY – MARRYUNA FEAT. YIRRMAL
METHYL ETHEL – UBU
BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE
YEAR – PRESENTED BY PPCA
ANGIE MCMAHON – SLOW MOVER
BAKER BOY – MARRYUNA
RVG – A QUALITY OF MERCY
STELLA DONNELLY – THRUSH METAL
THE JUNGLE GIANTS – QUIET FEROCITY
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM
HORRORSHOW – BARDO STATE
BLISS N ESO – OFF THE GRID
ALLDAY – SPEEDING
WINSTON SURFSHIRT – SPONGE CAKE
BIRDZ – TRAIN OF THOUGHT
BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM
HALFWAY – LIVE AT THE TRIFFID
FANNY LUMSDEN – REAL CLASS ACT
CAITLYN SHADBOLT – SONGS ON MY SLEEVE
LEE KERNAGHAN – THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
ALBUM
BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
THE TESKEY BROTHERS – HALF MILE HARVEST
THE WAIFS – IRONBARK
DAN SULTAN – KILLER
ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS – WHEN WE FALL
CAITI BAKER – ZINC
BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK, HEAVY OR
PUNK ALBUM
RVG – A QUALITY OF MERCY
BAD//DREEMS – GUTFUL
SLEEPMAKESWAVES – MADE OF BREATH ONLY
NORTHLANE – MESMER
THE SMITH STREET BAND– MORE SCARED OF
YOU THAN YOU ARE OF ME
KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD –
MURDER OF THE UNIVERSE
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE/ELECTRONICA
ALBUM OR EP
PNAU – CHANGA
CROOKED COLOURS – VERA
THRUPENCE – IDEAS OF AESTHETICS
SLUMBERJACK – FRACTURE
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR
CLUB SINGLE
TOUCH SENSITIVE – LAY DOWN
PNAU – GO BANG
BANOFFEE – RIPE
BENSON – TRYING (FEAT. YEO)
MOTEZ – THE FUTURE (FEAT. ANTONY AND
CLEOPATRA)
CONFIDENCE MAN – BUBBLEGUM
BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM
THE VAMPIRES – THE VAMPIRES MEET LIONEL
LOUEKE
JAMES MORRISON/BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA –
THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
JEREMY ROSE – WITHIN AND WITHOUT
MY NAME IS NOBODY – MY NAME IS NOBODY
JOSEPH TAWADROS – LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD
BEST INDEPENDENT CLASSICAL ALBUM
GRIGORYAN BROTHERS – SONGS WITHOUT
WORDS
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/RICHARD
TOGNETTI – JONNY GREENWOOD
WATER/WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART NIGHT
MUSIC
SLAVA GRIGORYAN – BACH: CELLO SUITES
VOLUME II
SYDNEY CHAMBER CHOIR/PAUL STANHOPE –
PAUL STANHOPE: LUX AETERNA
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE/SYDNEY SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA/BENJAMIN NORTHEY – KATE MILLERHEIDKE
LIVE WITH THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA