The AIM Independent Music Awards are back for a second year with a whole host of nominations with an aim to find the best of today’s music. With the likes of Django Django and Alt-J up for breakthrough of the year there are some categories that look mighty tough to guess who will come out on top. Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq are this year’s hosts at the Awards ceremony on October 29th at The Brewery. You can get tickets for the event here.
Check out the nominees below and let us know who you want to win…
Best Live Act (voted for by visitors to thefly.co.uk)
The Cribs
Dub Pistols
Enter Shikari
The Prodigy
Frank Turner
Independent Breakthrough Of The Year (in association with 7Digital)
Alabama Shakes
Alt – J
Django Django
Grimes
Poliça
Hardest Working Band Or Artist
65daysofstatic
Cancer Bats
Enter Shikari
Frank Turner
Skinny Lister
Best Difficult Second Album
Admiral Fallow – Tree Bursts In Snow
First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar
Speech Debelle – Freedom Of Speech
The Invisible – Rispah
The Skints – Part & Parcel
Independent Album Of The Year (In association with Bird & Bird)
Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood Of Colour
Liars – Wixiw
Future Of The Left – The Plot Against Common Sense
Rustie – Glass Swords
Best Small Label (in association with Sound Performance)
Alcopop! Records
Black Butter Records
Brainfeeder
Pink Mist
Xtra Mile Recordings
Genre Spotlight Award
Broadcaster Ft Peggy Seeger – Folksploitation
Lorn – Ask The Dust
Neil Cowley Trio – The Face Of Mount Molehill
Netsky – 2
Wiley – Evolve Or Be Extinct
Independent Entrepreneur Of The Year (in association with The Orchard)
Alex Di Savoia – Aardvark Records
Chris Goss / Tony Colman / Tom Kelsey – Hospital Records
Louis Barabbas – Debt Records
Sam Dyson – Distiller Records
Simon Raymonde – Bella Union
PPL Award For Most Played Independent Act
Adele
Arctic Monkeys
Caro Emerald
Madness
Travis
Special Catalogue Release Of The Year
Amon Tobin – Amon Tobin
Madness – A Guided Tour Of Madness
Can – The Lost Tapes
The 13th Floor Elevators – Music Of The Spheres
Various Artists – The Original Sound Of Cumbia
Independent Label Of The Year (in association with EDC)
4ad
Bella Union
Hospital Records
Hyperdub
Ninja Tune
Indie Champion Award
Olli Dutton – Obscene Strategies Ian Evans – IME Music
Steve Lamacq – BBC 6music
Katie Parsons – Kerrang!
Shell Zenner – Amazing Radio
Best Independent Festival (voted for by visitors to thisisfakediy.com)
In The Woods Festival
Truck Festival
Y Not Festival
Leefest
Bearded Theory