Arctic Monkeys, London Grammar lead 2014 AIM Independent Music Awards nominees

Arctic Monkeys (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)

The nominations for the fourth annual AIM Independent Music Awards have been revealed, with Arctic Monkeys and London Grammar looking set to dominate the ceremony when it takes place at The Brewery in London on September 2nd.

The two bands will both compete in the Independent Album Of The Year and Independent Track Of The Year categories, while London Grammar are also up for Best Live Act alongside Bonobo, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Five Finger Death Punch and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Elsewhere Anna Calvi, Ben Watt, Blood Orange, The Pretty Reckless and Withered Hand will contest the Best ‘Difficult’ Second Album category and London Grammar will be looking for success again in the Independent Breakthrough Of The Year section, but Courtney Barnett, Future Islands, Sohn and Young Fathers will be hoping to have some say in that.

AIM Independent Music Awards nominees:

Best Small Label
Hyperdub
Kissability
Marshall Teller Records
National Anthem
Sonic Cathedral

Best Live Act
Bonobo
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Five Finger Death Punch
London Grammar
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Best ‘Difficult’ Second Album
Anna Calvi – ‘One Breath’
Ben Watt – ‘Hendra’
Blood Orange – ‘Cupid Deluxe’
The Pretty Reckless – ‘Going to Hell’
Withered Hand – ‘New Gods’

Golden Welly Award For Best Independent Festival
ArcTanGent
Barn on the Farm
Greenbelt
In The Woods
LeeFest

Hardest Working Band Or Artist
Bonobo
Femme
Gabby Young & Other Animals
Ghetts
PINS

Independent Breakthrough Of The Year
Courtney Barnett
Future Islands
London Grammar
Sohn
Young Fathers

Independent Track Of The Year
Arctic Monkeys – ‘Do I Wanna Know?
FKA Twigs – ‘Water Me’
Future Islands – ‘Seasons (Waiting On You)’
London Grammar – ‘Strong’
Sampha – ‘Too Much’
Twin Atlantic – ‘Heart and Soul’

Independent Video Of The Year
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – ‘You Will See Me’
FKA Twigs – ‘Water Me’
James – ‘Moving On’
Liars – ‘Mess On a Mission’
Royal Canoe – ‘Birthday’

Indie Champion Of The Year
Alex Baker, Kerrang! Radio
Camilla Pia, BBC 6Music
Charles Caldas, Merlin
John Doran, The Quietus
Tim Palmer & Clemence Godard, Bird on the Wire

Special Catalogue Release Of The Year
Cabaret Voltaire – ‘Collected Works 1983 – 1985’
Nightmares on Wax – ‘N.O.W.Is The Time’
Small Faces – ‘Here Comes The Nice – Immediate Years Box Set 1967 – 1969’
The Twilight Sad: ‘Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (Expanded Edition)’
Various – ‘Purple Snow – Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound’

Independent Album Of The Year
Actress – ‘Ghettoville’
Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’
East India Youth – ‘Total Strife Forever’
Fred V & Grafix – ‘Recognise’
Gruff Rhys – ‘American Interior’
Kate Tempest – ‘Everybody Down’
London Grammar – ‘If You Wait’
Mogwai – ‘Rave Tapes’
Tune-Yards – ‘Nikki Nack’
Within Temptation – ‘Hydra’