Tame Impala

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.

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:

MOST POPULAR ACT

Drapht

KUČKA

Pond

San Cisco

Tame Impala - WINNER

Tired Lion

MOST POPULAR NEW ACT

Catlips

Elk Road

GRRL PAL

Jacob Diamond

Koi Child - WINNER

Mosquito Coast

Troye Sivan

MOST POPULAR LIVE ACT

Gyroscope

Jebediah

Karnivool

Pond

San Cisco

Tame Impala – WINNER

MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEO

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

MOST POPULAR VENUE

Amplifier / Capitol

Jack Rabbit Slim’s

Jimmy’s Den

Mojos Bar - WINNER

The Bird

The Rosemount

MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENT

RTRFM’s In The Pines

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival - WINNER

Southbound

Camp Doogs

State Of The Art

Wave Rock Weekender

BEST BLUES / ROOTS ACT

Andrew Winton

Morgan Bain - WINNER

Old Blood

The Floors

BEST COUNTRY ACT

Codee-Lee

Davey Craddock & The Spectacles

Ralway Bell

Ruby Boots - WINNER

The Wilds

BEST ELECTRONIC ACT

Catlips

KUČKA - WINNER

Sable

Slumberjack

Ta-ku

BEST EXPERIMENTAL ACT

Decibel

KUČKA - WINNER

Mei Saraswati

Original Past Life

Usurper Of Modern Medicine

BEST FOLK ACT

Jacob Diamond - WINNER

David Craft

Patient Little Sister

Galloping Foxleys

BEST INDIGENOUS ACT

Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse - WINNER

Fred Ryan

John Bennett

Stephen Pigram

Zeke

BEST JAZZ ARTIST

Ben Vanderwal - WINNER

Daniel Susnjar

Jamie Oehlers

Tom O’Halloran

BEST METAL / HEAVY ACT

Drowning Horse

Earth Rot

Förstöra

Voyager - WINNER

BEST PUNK / HARDCORE ACT

Scalphunter - WINNER

Shit Narnia

Statues

The Decline

BEST POP ACT

Joni In The Moon

KUČKA

Methyl Ethel - WINNER

San Cisco

BEST ROCK ACT

The Love Junkies

Tired Lion - WINNER

Pond

Tame Impala

BEST URBAN ACT

Coin Banks - WINNER

Drapht

Koi Child

Mathas

Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics

BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT

Daniel Susnjar Afro Peruvian Jazz

Eduardo Cossio Quartet

Grace Barbé - WINNER

Juliana Areias

Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse

BEST ALBUM

Methyl Ethel – Oh Inhuman Spectacle

Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again

San Cisco – Gracetown

Tame Impala – Currents – WINNER

BEST EP

Coin Banks – Tails

KUČKA – Unconditional

Our Man In Berlin – Spirit Down

Tired Lion – Figurine - WINNER

BEST SINGLE

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

BEST RECORD LABEL

Jarrah

Pilerats

Spinning Top - WINNER

Walking Horse

MANAGEMENT AWARD

Aarom Wilson

Jacob Snell - WINNER

Matt Johnson

Philip Stevens

Xanthea O’Connor

MEDIA AWARD

Bob Gordon (X-Press Magazine) - WINNER

Caitlin Nienaber (RTRFM)

Daniel Cribb (TheMusic.com.au)

John McGlue (ABC 720 Perth)

Troy Mutton (Pilerats)

GOLDEN WAMi

Andrew Ryan - WINNER

Bob Gordon

Jason Cleary

Matt Johnson

Scott Adam

Previously Announce Craft Award Winners

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (live)

Adam Round - WINNER

Chris Wright

Ian Stuart

Jay Brandner

Kasey Veryzer

BEST SOUND ENGINEER (studio)

Andy Lawson

Dan Carroll

Joel Quartermain - WINNER

Kevin Parker

Matt Giovannangelo

BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCER

Ashley Hosken (Diger Rokwell)

Laura Jane Lowther (KUČKA) - WINNER

John Dewhurst (Sable)

Regan Mathews (Ta-ku)

BEST MALE VOCALIST

Jacob Diamond

Jake Webb (Methyl Ethel)

Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) - WINNER

Morgan Bain

BEST FEMALE VOCALIST

Ama Quinsee (Legs Electric)

Joni Hogan (Joni In The Moon) - WINNER

Ofa Fotu (Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics)

Sophie Hopes (Tired Lion)

BEST GUITARIST

Ben Witt

Cameron Nicholas (Cold Fate, Silent Knight)

Lee Jones (Ruby Boots) - WINNER

Luke Dux (The Floors, The Wilds)

Mitch McDonald (The Love Junkies)

BEST BASSIST

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)

BEST DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST

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

BEST KEYS / SYNTH ARTIST

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)