The 2021 Australian Independent Record Labels Association Awards (AIR) recently took place live on YouTube, spotlighting the independent music sector and indie artists and music based in Australia. Congratulations to our distributed labels and artists who took home a prestigious award!
Queesnland-founded punk band The Chats’ debut studio album High Risk Behavior (Bargain Bin Records / Cooking Vinyl Australia) took home Best Independent Punk Album. The album was released in March 2020 and peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Country artist Fanny Lumsden took home Best Independent Country Album for her sophomore studio album Fallow (Cooking Vinyl Australia). The twelve-track album peaked at No. 10 on the ARIA Albums chart and received the Best Country Album award at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards.
Sydney-founded metalcore band Polaris was awarded Best Independent Heavy Album for their sophomore studio album The Death of Me (Resist Records). The record debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums chart, No. 39 in Germany, and received a nomination for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards.
Best Independent Punk Album
The Chats – High Risk Behaviour (Bargain Bin Records / Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Independent Country Album
Fanny Lumsden – Fallow (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Independent Heavy Album
Polaris – The Death of Me (Resist Records)
