AIR Awards of 2014


The AIR Awards of 2014 is the ninth annual Australian [Independent Record Labels Association] Music Awards and was an award ceremony at The Meat Market, North Melbourne on 8 October 2014. The event was sponsored by Australian liquor brand, Carlton Dry with Levi Jeans coming on board as a supporting partner in 2014.

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

  • Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost
  • Chet Faker – Built on Glass
  • Rüfüs – Atlas
  • Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear
  • Total Control – Typical System
    • Best Independent Single/EPBreakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
  • Courtney Barnett – "Avant Gardener"
  • *DMA's – DMA's
  • *Sheppard – "Geronimo"
  • *Sia – "Chandelier"
  • *Violent Soho – "Covered in Chrome"
  • Sheppard
  • *D.D Dumbo
  • *DMA's
  • *Meg Mac
  • *Remi
    • Best Independent Blues and Roots AlbumBest Independent Classical Album
  • Dan Sultan – Blackbird
  • *John Butler Trio – Flesh & Blood
  • *Little Bastard – Little Bastard
  • *Mia Dyson – Idyllwild
  • *Paul Kelly – The Merri Soul Sessions
  • Gurrumul Yunupingu|Gurrumul] & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – His Life and Music
  • *Anna McMichael and Tamara-Anna Cislowska – Close Your Eyes and I'll Close Mine
  • *Jane Sheldon & Nicole Panizza – Nature
  • *Michael Kieran Harvey – Psychosonata
  • *Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Hush Collection, Vol. 13: The Magic Island
    • Best Independent Country AlbumBest Independent Dance/Electronica Album
  • Halfway – Any Old Love
  • *Davidson Brothers – Wanderlust
  • *Sara Storer – Lovegras
  • *The Painted Ladies – Play Selections from 'The Loner
  • *The Perch Creek Family Jugband – Jumping on the Highwire
  • Rüfüs - Atlas
  • *Andras Fox – Overworld
  • *Chet Faker – Built on Glass
  • *Guerre – Ex Nihilo
  • *Ta-ku – Songs to Break Up to
    • Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club SingleBest Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album
  • Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar – "High"
  • *Kilter – "They Say"
  • *LUCIANBLOMKAMP – "Help Me Out"
  • *Rüfüs – "Sundream"
  • *Safia - "Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds"
  • Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost
  • *DZ Deathrays – Black Rat
  • *High Tension – Death Beat
  • *King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Oddments
  • *sleepmakeswaves – Love of Cartography
    • Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumBest Independent Jazz Album
  • Remi – Raw x Infinity
  • *Allday – Startup Cult
  • *Horrorshow – King Amongst Many
  • *L-FRESH the Lion – One
  • *Thundamentals – So We Can Remember
  • Paul Grabowsky Sextet – The Bitter Suite
  • *Andrea Keller Quartet with Strings – Wave Rider
  • *Gian Slater – Still Still
  • *Joseph Tawadros – Permission to Evaporate
  • *Julien Wilson Quartet – This Is Always
    • Best Independent LabelCarlton Dry Global Music Grant
  • I OH YOU
  • Remi