Violent Soho Lead Carlton Dry Award Nominations

This year's nominations for Australia's premier independent music awards have been revealed, with Violent Soho appearing four times while Sia and RÜFÜS both get three nods.

The Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards are run by AIR (the Australian Independent Record Labels Association) and cover a range of genres, from rock and hip hop through the country and classical. Chet Faker, Courtney Barnett, John Butler Trio, Sia and Violent Soho will compete for the artist of the year while Faker, RÜFÜS, Sia, Total Control and Violent Soho's albums have been chosen as the five best of the last 12 months.

The Awards will take place at Melbourne's Meat Market Wednesday 8 October with performances from Sheppard, Remi, DMA's Safia and Meg Mac — all of whom received nominations.

As well as the Awards, the $50,000 Carlton Dry Global Music Grant for an artist to break the international market will also be announced on the night, with nominations to be revealed at BIGSOUND this week.

The full list of nominations are below:

BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST

Chet Faker
Courtney Barnett
John Butler Trio
Sia
Violent Soho

BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM

Chet Faker - Built On Glass (Future Classic)
RÜFÜS – Atlas (Sweat it Out)
Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear (Monkey Puzzle)
Total Control - Typical System (Independent)
Violent Soho - Hungry Ghost (I Oh You)

BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Presented by PPCA

D.D Dumbo
DMA's
Meg Mac
Remi
Sheppard

BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR EP 

presented by Levi’s

Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener (Milk Records!)
DMA's - DMA's EP (I Oh You)
Sheppard – Geronimo (Empire of Song)
Sia – Chandelier (Monkey Puzzle)
Violent Soho - Covered In Chrome (I Oh You)

BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM

Allday - Startup Cult (ONETWO)
Horrorshow - King Amongst Many (Elefant Tracks)
L-FRESH The LION – One (IVienna People Recordings)
Remi - Raw x Infinity (House of Beige)
Thundamentals - So We Can Remember (Obese Records)

BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM

Davidson Brothers – Wanderlust (Independent)
Halfway - Any Old Love (Plus One Records)
Sara Storer – Lovegrass (ABC Music)
The Painted Ladies - Play Selections From 'The Loner' (Plus One Records)
The Perch Creek Family Jugband - Jumping On The Highwire (Vitamin Records)

BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM

Dan Sultan – Blackbird (Liberation Music)
John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood (Jarrah Records)
Little Bastard - Little Bastard (Four | Four)
Mia Dyson – Idyllwild (Black Door Music)

BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK, HEAVY OR PUNK ALBUM

DZ Deathrays - Black Rat (I Oh You)
High Tension - Death Beat (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Oddments (Flightless)
sleepmakeswaves - Love Of Cartography (Bird's Robe Records)
Violent Soho - Hungry Ghost (I Oh You) 

BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM

Andrea Keller Quartet with Strings - Wave Rider (Jazzhead)
Gian Slater - Still Still (Which Way Music)
Joseph Tawadros - Permission To Evaporate (ABC Jazz)
Julien Wilson Quartet - This Is Always (Lionsharecords)
Paul Grabowsky Sextet - The Bitter Suite (ABC Jazz)

BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA ALBUM

Andras Fox – Overworld (Homeloan Records)
Chet Faker - Built On Glass (Future Classic)
Guerre - Ex Nihilo (Yes Please)
RÜFÜS – Atlas (Sweat it Out)
Ta-ku - Songs To Break Up To (HW&W Recordings)

BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR CLUB SINGLE

Kilter - They Say (etc/etc)
LUCIANBLOMKAMP - Help Me Out (Yes Please)
Peking Duk feat. Nicole Millar – High (Vicious Bitch)
RÜFÜS – Sundream (Sweat it Out)
SAFIA - Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds (Independent)

BEST INDEPENDENT CLASSICAL ALBUM

Anna McMichael and Tamara-Anna Cislowska - Close Your Eyes And I'll Close Mine (Tall Poppies)
Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra - His Life And Music (ABC Music / Skinnyfish)
Jane Sheldon & Nicole Panizza - Nature   (Phosphor Records)
Michael Kieran Harvey – Psychosonata (Move Records)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra - Hush Collection, Vol. 13: The Magic Island (Hush)