Tired Lion, Methyl Ethel and Kucka also walk away victorious
The ever-rising level of talent in Perth sees the anticipation surrounding the WA Music Awards increase each year, and the 2015 results name Tame Impala, Tired Lion, Methyl Ethel and Kucka as some of the state’s finest.
With Kevin Parker already claiming Best Male Vocalist at the WA Craft Awards earlier this week, his world-dominating band walks away with four wins out of the six awards they were nominated for, including Best Album, Most Popular Act, Most Popular Live Act and Most Popular Music Video surrounding the release of Currents this year.
Kucka, aka Laura Jane Lowther, was another Craft winner that dominated the WAM Award ceremony tonight at Perth’s Jack Rabbit Slim’s, being crowned Best Electronic Act and Best Experimental Act.
Buzz band Tired Lion (Best Rock Act and Best EP) and Methyl Ethel (Best Pop Act and Best Single) also join the ranks of the aforementioned multi-award winners, and will play the festival’s free Saturday Spectacular Block Party this weekend.
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Andrew Ryan (Cool Perth Nights) walked away with his second Golden WAMi and Jacob Snell, who manages Methyl Ethel and Tired Lion, claimed the management award.
The 2015 WAM Award winners are:
Drapht
KUČKA
Pond
San Cisco
Tame Impala - WINNER
Tired Lion
Catlips
Elk Road
GRRL PAL
Jacob Diamond
Koi Child - WINNER
Mosquito Coast
Troye Sivan
Gyroscope
Jebediah
Karnivool
Pond
San Cisco
Tame Impala – WINNER
Drapht – Dancin’ John Doe
Koi Child – Black Panda
Pond – Zond
Tame Impala – Let It Happen - WINNER
The John Butler Trio – Spring To Come
KUČKA – Divinity
Amplifier / Capitol
Jack Rabbit Slim’s
Jimmy’s Den
Mojos Bar - WINNER
The Bird
The Rosemount
RTRFM’s In The Pines
St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival - WINNER
Southbound
Camp Doogs
State Of The Art
Wave Rock Weekender
Andrew Winton
Morgan Bain - WINNER
Old Blood
The Floors
Codee-Lee
Davey Craddock & The Spectacles
Ralway Bell
Ruby Boots - WINNER
The Wilds
Catlips
KUČKA - WINNER
Sable
Slumberjack
Ta-ku
Decibel
KUČKA - WINNER
Mei Saraswati
Original Past Life
Usurper Of Modern Medicine
Jacob Diamond - WINNER
David Craft
Patient Little Sister
Galloping Foxleys
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse - WINNER
Fred Ryan
John Bennett
Stephen Pigram
Zeke
Ben Vanderwal - WINNER
Daniel Susnjar
Jamie Oehlers
Tom O’Halloran
Drowning Horse
Earth Rot
Förstöra
Voyager - WINNER
Scalphunter - WINNER
Shit Narnia
Statues
The Decline
Joni In The Moon
KUČKA
Methyl Ethel - WINNER
San Cisco
The Love Junkies
Tired Lion - WINNER
Pond
Tame Impala
Coin Banks - WINNER
Drapht
Koi Child
Mathas
Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics
Daniel Susnjar Afro Peruvian Jazz
Eduardo Cossio Quartet
Grace Barbé - WINNER
Juliana Areias
Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse
Methyl Ethel – Oh Inhuman Spectacle
Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again
San Cisco – Gracetown
Tame Impala – Currents – WINNER
Coin Banks – Tails
KUČKA – Unconditional
Our Man In Berlin – Spirit Down
Tired Lion – Figurine - WINNER
Joni In The Moon – War And Porn
Methyl Ethel – Twilight Driving - WINNER
Tame Impala – Let It Happen
Tired Lion – I Don’t Think You Like Me
Jarrah
Pilerats
Spinning Top - WINNER
Walking Horse
Aarom Wilson
Jacob Snell - WINNER
Matt Johnson
Philip Stevens
Xanthea O’Connor
Bob Gordon (X-Press Magazine) - WINNER
Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)
Daniel Cribb (TheMusic.com.au)
John McGlue (ABC 720 Perth)
Troy Mutton (Pilerats)
Andrew Ryan - WINNER
Bob Gordon
Jason Cleary
Matt Johnson
Scott Adam
Adam Round - WINNER
Chris Wright
Ian Stuart
Jay Brandner
Kasey Veryzer
Andy Lawson
Dan Carroll
Joel Quartermain - WINNER
Kevin Parker
Matt Giovannangelo
Ashley Hosken (Diger Rokwell)
Laura Jane Lowther (KUČKA) - WINNER
John Dewhurst (Sable)
Regan Mathews (Ta-ku)
Jacob Diamond
Jake Webb (Methyl Ethel)
Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) - WINNER
Morgan Bain
Ama Quinsee (Legs Electric)
Joni Hogan (Joni In The Moon) - WINNER
Ofa Fotu (Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics)
Sophie Hopes (Tired Lion)
Ben Witt
Cameron Nicholas (Cold Fate, Silent Knight)
Lee Jones (Ruby Boots) - WINNER
Luke Dux (The Floors, The Wilds)
Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)
Alex Canion (Voyager)
John Brown (Mei Saraswati, Boom! Bap! Pow!) - WINNER
Roy Martinez
Ryan Dux (The Floors, The Kill Devil Hills)
Sara McPherson (Rag N’ Bone)
Ashley Doodkorte (Voyager, The Floors, Will Stoker & The Embers)
Elle Walsh (The Love Junkies)
Liam Young (Puck, Skullcave)
Louis Rando (Malignant Monster, The Furor) - WINNER
Elliott Smith
Gordon Cant (The Amani Consort, The China Blue Experiment)
Jake Steele (Tobacco Rat, Yarkhob, KUČKA)
Ron Pollard (Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving) - WINNER
Tara John (Joni In The Moon)