Electronic act Flume was the major winner of the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards, held last night in Melbourne picking up four awards.
Flume took home the awards for Best Independent Album and Best Independent Artist as well as Best Independent Dance/Electronica album and Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single at the event held at the Revolt studios in Kensington.
Retro rock act King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard won a $50,000 grant from Carlton Dry to go towards touring and recording as well as taking home the award for Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album.
Newcomer Vance Joy also won two awards for Breakthrough Independent Artist and Best Independent Single/EP.
Here is the complete winners list for the 2013 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards:
Best Independent Artist – Flume
Best Independent Album – Flume – Flume
Breakthrough Independent Artist – Vance Joy
Best Independent Single/EP – Vance Joy – God Loves You When You’re Dancing
Best Independent Hip Hop Album – Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow
Best Independent Country Album – Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough
Best Independent Blues And Roots Album – Paul Kelly – Spring And Fall
Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – 12 Bar Bruise
Best Independent Jazz Album – Jonathan Zwartz – The Remembering And Forgetting Of The Air
Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album – Flume – Flume
Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single – Flume – Holdin’ On
Best Independent Classical Album – Amy Dickson – Catch Me If You Can
Best Independent Label – Future Classic
Carlton Dry Global Music Grant winner – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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