AIR Awards of 2012

The AIR Awards of 2012 (or Jägermeister Independent Awards of 2012) is the seventh annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Revolt Art Space, in Melbourne, Australia on 16 October 2012. The event was sponsored by German liquor brand, Jägermeister for the final time.

AIR Awards of 2012
Date	16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)
Venue	Revolt Art Space, Melbourne, Australia
Most wins	Chet Faker (2)
Most nominations	Chet Faker (5)[1]
Website	https://air.org.au/air-awards/
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This year was the first for the category, Best Independent Label, was taken by Sydney hip hop label Elefant Traks, who in the past year have released albums from The Herd, Urthboy, Hermitude, Sietta, The Last Kinection and Sky High.^[2]

Performers

Nominees and winners

AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.^[1][3]

Best Independent Artist	Best Independent Album
The Jezabels 360 Ball Park Music Chet Faker Royal Headache	Royal Headache - Royal Headache (RIP Society) 360 - Falling & Flying (Soulmate) DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams (I Oh You) The Jezabels - Prisoner (MGM) The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap (Liberation)
Best Independent Single/EP	Best Breakthrough Independent Artist
Chet Faker - Thinking in Textures (Opulent) 360 - "Boys Like You" (Soulmate) Alpine - "Gasoline" (Ivy League) Oh Mercy - "Drums" (Casa Del Disco) San Cisco - "Awkward" (Island City Records)	Chet Faker Husky San Cisco Royal Headache The Rubens
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album	Best Independent Country Album
Lanie Lane - To the Horses Ash Grunwald - Trouble's Door John Butler - Tin Shed Tales Saskwatch - Leave It All Behind Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird	Jess Ribeiro & The Bone Collectors - My Little River Graeme Connors - At the Speed of Life Luke O'Shea - The Drovers Wife Sue Ray - Red Roses Warren H. Williams - Urna Marra
Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album	Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single
Hermitude - HyperParadise Chet Faker - Thinking in Textures Jonti - Twirligig Oliver Tank - Dreams T-Rek - Dance Music Sampology - Doomsday Deluxe	Tom Piper and Daniel Farley - "L.G.F.U." Chet Faker - "Terms and Conditions" Flume - "Sleepless" Parachute Youth - "Can't Get Better Than This" Tonite Only - "Go"
Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album	Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album
DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams Calling All Cars - Dancing with a Dead Man Frenzal Rhomb - Smoko at the Pet Food Factory House vs. Hurricane - Crooked Teeth The Peep Tempel - The Peep Tempel	360 - Falling & Flying Funkoars - The Quickening Katalyst - Deep Impressions The Herd - Future Shade Yung Warriors - Standing Strong
Best Independent Jazz Album	Best Independent Label
Mike Nock - Hear and Know Barney McAll - Graft Benjamin Hauptmann - Benjamin Hauptmann Peter Knight - Fish Boast of Fishing The Vampires - Garfish	Elefant Traks

See also

• Music of Australia