Arctic Monkeys win Album Of The Year at 2014 AIM Independent Music Awards

Arctic Monkeys (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)

Arctic Monkeys picked up the Independent Album Of The Year prize thanks to the 2013 LP ‘AM‘ while their label Domino won Independent Label Of The Year at last night’s AIM Awards.

The fourth annual ceremony took place at The Brewery in Clerkenwell, London, once again with the aim of celebrating a year’s worth of the best independent music.

Acts also going home with awards included London Grammar, who were named Independent Breakthrough Of The Year, while Twin Atlantic won Independent Track Of The Year for ‘Heart & Soul‘. As previously announced, the Innovator Award went to Steve Goodman of Hyperdub Records, the Pioneer Award was presented to Martin Mills of Beggars Group and Richie Hawtin won Outstanding Contribution To Music.

AIM Independent Music Awards winners:

Best Small Label
Hyperdub

Best Live Act
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Best ‘Difficult’ Second Album
Ben Watt – ‘Hendra’

Golden Welly Award For Best Independent Festival
Barn on the Farm

Hardest Working Band Or Artist
Ghetts

Independent Breakthrough Of The Year
London Grammar

Independent Track Of The Year
Twin Atlantic – ‘Heart and Soul’

Independent Video Of The Year
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – ‘You Will See Me’

Indie Champion Of The Year
John Doran, The Quietus

Special Catalogue Release Of The Year
Various – ‘Purple Snow – Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound’

Independent Album Of The Year
Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’