Courtney Barnett will be the artist to watch in coming months after winning the Best Independent Artist award at the Independent Music Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday night.
Sheppard, the success story of 2014, picked up their first award ever on the night for Breakthrough Independent Artist. The band were at the event and performed their hit song ‘Geronimo’, the biggest selling Australian song of 2014 so far.
2014 Carlton Dry Independent Music Award Winners
Best Independent Artist
Courtney Barnett
Best Independent Album
Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost
Breakthrough Independent Artist
Sheppard
Best Independent Single/EP
Courtney Barnett – Avant Gardener
Best Independent Label
I OH YOU
Best Independent Hip Hop Album
Remi – Raw x Infinity
Best Independent Country Album
Halfway – Any Old Love
Best Independent Blues And Roots Album
Dan Sultan – Blackbird
Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album
Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost
Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single
Peking Duk – High
Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
RÜFÜS – Atlas
Best Independent Classical Album
Gurrumul / Sydney Symphony Orchestra – His Life And Music
Best Independent Jazz Album
Paul Grabowsky Sextet – The Bitter Suite
Carlton Dry Global Music Grant Winner
Remi
