Music Victoria Awards Name Nominees For Genre Awards

"Victoria is one of the few scenes in the world that can warrant its own genre awards such is the strength of diversity."

Having already named many of the nominees for awards like Best Album and Best Song earlier this month (Courtney Barnett bagged five noms), The Age Music Victoria Awards have today revealed the 2015 nominees in their 11 genre categories.

Patrick Donovan, CEO of Music Victoria, says, "Victoria is one of the few scenes in the world that can warrant its own genre awards such is the strength of diversity. Congratulations to this year’s nominees." Each nominee will receive a rehearsal package at Bakehouse Studios, regardless of the outcome of each award.

Among those nominated are troubadour Marlon Williams nominated for Best Country Album, retro crooner Mojo Juju nominated for Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album and rabid hardcore kids High Tension, nominated for Best Heavy Album.

Best Blues Album

Blue Heat - One Day Too Long
Blues Mountain - Separation Street
Fiona Boyes – Box & Dice
Greg Dodd & The Hoodoo Men - Movin' On
Lloyd Spiegel - Double Live Set

Best Country Album

Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies - Self Titled
Ben Mastwyk - Mornin', Evenin’
Mustered Courage - White Lies & Melodies
Raised By Eagles - Diamonds In The Bloodstream
Marlon Williams - Self Titled

Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Dawn
Mojo Juju - Seeing Red / Feeling Blue
The Paul Kelly - Merri Soul Sessions
Seven Ups - Self-Titled
Women of Soul - Self-Titled

Best Jazz Album

Allan Browne Quintet – Ithaca Bound
Jack Earle Big Band – Self Titled
Barney McAll – Mooroolbark
Refraction – As We Were
Paul Van Ross – Mi Alma Cuban: My Cuban Soul

Best Hip Hop Album

Ciecmate - Limbo
Maundz - Nobody's Business
Tornts - No Compromise
Spit & Mac - The Hourglass
Lgeez - Cloud Nine

Best Electronic Act

Andras & Oscar
I’lls
Roland Tings
Total Giovanni
Wabz

Best Heavy Album

Cuntz - Force the Zone
Fuck the Fitzroy Doom Scene - Facing the Ruin
High Tension – Bully
King Parrot - Dead Set
Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

Best Indigenous Act

Briggs
Emma Donovan
Philly
Dan Sultan
Benny Walker

Best Global or Reggae Album

Ras Jahknow - Jah Sta Li Dub
Larry Maluma - Ulemu
Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir - Stories of Love & Regret
Quarter Street - Self titled
T Rhythm - Reminicin

Best Folk Roots Album

Kate Bourke & Ruth Hazelton - Declaration
Suzannah Espie - Mother's Not Feeling Herself Today
Oh Pep! - Living
The Mae Trio - September
Tolka - One House