AIR Awards of 2012


The AIR Awards of 2012 is the seventh annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards and was an award ceremony at Revolt Art Space, in Melbourne, Australia on 16 October 2012. The event was sponsored by German liquor brand, Jägermeister for the final time.
This year was the first for the category, Best Independent Label, was taken by Sydney hip hop label Elefant Traks, who in the past year have released albums from The Herd, Urthboy, Hermitude, Sietta, The Last Kinection and Sky High.

Performers

Nominees and winners

AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.
Best Independent ArtistBest Independent Album

  • Royal Headache - Royal Headache
  • *360 - Falling & Flying
  • *DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams
  • *The Jezabels - Prisoner
  • *The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap
    • Best Independent Single/EPBest Breakthrough Independent Artist
  • Chet Faker - Thinking in Textures
  • *360 - "Boys Like You"
  • *Alpine - "Gasoline"
  • *Oh Mercy - "Drums"
  • *San Cisco - "Awkward"
  • Chet Faker
  • *Husky
  • *San Cisco
  • *Royal Headache
  • *The Rubens
    • Best Independent Blues and Roots AlbumBest Independent Country Album
  • Lanie Lane - To the Horses
  • *Ash Grunwald - Trouble's Door
  • *John Butler - Tin Shed Tales
  • *Saskwatch - Leave It All Behind
  • *Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird
  • Jess Ribeiro & The Bone Collectors - My Little River
  • *Graeme Connors - At the Speed of Life
  • *Luke O'Shea - The Drovers Wife
  • *Sue Ray - Red Roses
  • *Warren H. Williams - Urna Marra
    • Best Independent Dance/Electronica AlbumBest Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single
  • Hermitude - HyperParadise
  • *Chet Faker - Thinking in Textures
  • *Jonti - Twirligig
  • *Oliver Tank - Dreams
  • *T-Rek - Dance Music
  • *Sampology - Doomsday Deluxe
  • Tom Piper and Daniel Farley - "L.G.F.U."
  • *Chet Faker - "Terms and Conditions"
  • *Flume - "Sleepless"
  • *Parachute Youth - "Can't Get Better Than This"
  • *Tonite Only - "Go"
    • Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk AlbumBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album
  • DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams
  • *Calling All Cars - Dancing with a Dead Man
  • *Frenzal Rhomb - Smoko at the Pet Food Factory
  • *House vs. Hurricane - Crooked Teeth
  • *The Peep Tempel - The Peep Tempel
  • 360 - Falling & Flying
  • *Funkoars - The Quickening
  • *Katalyst - Deep Impressions
  • *The Herd - Future Shade
  • *Yung Warriors - Standing Strong
    • Best Independent Jazz AlbumBest Independent Label
  • Mike Nock - Hear and Know
  • *Barney McAll - Graft
  • *Benjamin Hauptmann - Benjamin Hauptmann
  • *Peter Knight - Fish Boast of Fishing
  • *The Vampires - Garfish
  • Elefant Traks