Photo of FKA twigs performing, by Chrissy Mauck/Fender
Alt-J, Run the Jewels, FKA twigs, Young Fathers, Courtney Barnett and Alabama Shakes are among those nominated for this year's AIM Independent Awards.
The fifth annual celebration, presented by U.K. independent music trade organization AIM, is set for Sept. 8 at London's The Brewery.
Categories include Best Difficult Second Album, for which Alabama Shakes and Young Fathers are both nominated; Independent Breakthrough of the Year, which includes nominees FKA twigs, Courtney Barnett, Run the Jewels, Wolf Alice and Songhoy Blues; Independent Track of the Year, which has Alt-J, Major Lazer, FKA twigs, Jamie xx and Unknown Mortal Orchestra up against each other. Independent Album of the Year nominees include Father John Misty, Young Fathers and Björk, among others.
London Grammar and Arctic Monkeys were among last year's big winners, as the latter's AM won Independent Album of the Year.
See the full list of nominees below.
Best Small Label
Basick Records
Erased Tapes Records
High Focus Records
Planet Mu Records
Rocket Girl
Best Difficult Second Album
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color
Holly Herndon – Platform
Nadine Shah – Fast Food
The 2 Bears – The Night is Young
Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too
Special Catalogue Release of the Year
Cities of Darkscorch Boardgame
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Inside the Pleasuredome
Björk – Coloured Vinyl Catalogue Reissue
The Pretty Things – Bouquets From a Cloudy Sky
Imogen Heap – Sparks (Deluxe Boxset)
Oasis (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? Reissue
Hardest Working Band or Artist
Courtney Barnett
Jme
Little Comets
Swans
Young Fathers
Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival
ArcTanGent
Barn On The Farm
Brainchild Festival
Pete The Monkey
Truck Festival
Independent Breakthrough of the Year
Courtney Barnett
FKA twigs
Run The Jewels
Songhoy Blues
Wolf Alice
Indie Champion
Camilla Pia, BBC 6Music
Marc Riley, BBC 6Music
Peter Guy, Getintothis
Rupert Morrison, The Drift Record Shop
Tim Burgess, Songwriter & O Genesis Music Ltd
Independent Video of the Year
Alt-J – Hunger Of The Pine
Flying Lotus – Never Catch Me
Ghostpoet – Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me
Ibeyi – River
Son Lux – Change Is Everything
Best Live Act
All Time Low
Alt-J
Erasure
Thunder
To Kill a King
Twin Atlantic
Independent Track of the Year
Alt-J – Every Other Freckle
Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best
FKA twigs – Two Weeks
Jamie XX – Loud Places
LA Priest – Oino
Major Lazer – Lean On
Mogwai – Teenage Exorcists
Neck Deep – Can’t Kick Up The Roots
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
Wiley – On A Level
PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Act
FKA twigs
Ghetts
Jungle
Ward Thomas
Independent Album of the Year
Björk – Vulnicura
Enter Shikari – The Mindsweep
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
Ghostpoet – Shedding Skin
Jme – Integrity>
The Bug – Angels & Devils
The Charlatans – Modern Nature
The Xcerts – There Is Only You
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too
Independent Label of the Year
Epitaph Records
Erased Tapes Records
Heavenly Recordings
Planet Mu Records
Transgressive Records
Pioneer Award
Digby Pearson, Earache Records
Innovator Award
Peter Quicke, Matt Black and Jonathan More of Ninja Tune
Outstanding Contribution to Music
TBA