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 & 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