2013 AIM Independent Music Awards wins for Daughter, Vampire Weekend, Enter Shikari

Vampire Weekend (Photo: Live4ever Media)

Daughter, Vampire Weekend and Enter Shikari went home with the big prizes from last night’s (September 3rd) AIM Independent Music Awards ceremony which was held at The Brewery in Clerkenwell.

Daughter’s debut ‘If You Leave‘ was named Independent Album Of The Year, while Vampire Weekend picked up the Independent Track Of The Year for their typically catchy single ‘Diane Young‘. Enter Shikari were also celebrating after being named as the year’s best live act.

Elsewhere, BBC DJ and former NME journalist Steve Lamacq was given the Special Recognition award, and The xx won ‘Best Difficult Second Album’ thanks to 2012’s ‘Coexist‘.

As previously announced, Billy Bragg was honoured with this year’s Outstanding Contribution To Music award.

AIM Independent Music Awards winners, 2013:

Independent Album Of The Year
Daughter – ‘If You Leave’

Independent Track Of The Year
Vampire Weekend – ‘Diane Young’

Best Live Act
Enter Shikari

Independent Breakthrough Of The Year
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Independent Video Of The Year
Django Django – ‘WOR’

Hardest Working Band Or Artist
Frankie & The Heartstrings

Best ‘Difficult’ Second Album
The xx – ‘Coexist’

PPL Award For Most Played New Independent Act
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Special Catalogue Release Of The Year
Various Artists – ‘Scared To Get Happy: A Story Of Indie Pop 1980-89’

Independent Label Of The Year
Warp