The winners for the 2024 AIR Awards (Australian Independent Record Label Association) have been announced! This year’s AIR Awards were held at the Queen’s Theatre, Adelaide on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Congratulations to The Orchard’s distributed labels and partners on 6 wins!
Cooking Vinyl artist Fanny Lumsden scored a win for Best Independent Country Album or EP for Hey Dawn. An album about storytelling and bringing more light into the world – “What are we other than the stories we tell ourselves however those stories change over time. You can rewrite that narrative and be like hey, new day, Hey Dawn,” says Lumsden.
Domestic La La artist Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers have won Best Independent Rock Album or EP for their debut album I Love You. The punk-rock band displays a sense of fun and confidence more than ever before seen in this project.
Find the full list of AIR Award winners here and The Orchard distributed wins below.
Best Independent Jazz Album
Elixir – A Small Shy Truth (ABC Jazz)
Best Independent Classical Album
Australian Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tognetti – Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 ‘Eroica’ (ABC Classic)
Best Independent Rock Album
Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers – I Love You (Domestic La La)
Best Independent Country Album
Fanny Lumsden – Hey Dawn (Cooking Vinyl Australia)
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
FISHER & Kita Alexander – “Atmosphere” (etcetc AU)
Best Independent Heavy Album
Polaris – Fatalism (Resist Records)
