The AIM Independent Music Awards 2013 are out, and what a fantastic night it was! Well done to all of the winners – truly representative of the creative talent, innovation and eclecticism in the UK’s independent music community:
BEST LIVE ACT
Enter Shikari
BEST SMALL LABEL
Alcopop! Records
HARDEST WORKING BAND OR ARTIST:
Frankie & The Heartstrings
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INDEPENDENT BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
BEST ‘DIFFICULT’ SECOND ALBUM
The xx – Coexist
INDEPENDENT TRACK OF THE YEAR
Vampire Weekend – Diane Young
INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Daughter – Youth
INDEPENDENT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Django Django – WOR
SPECIAL CATALOGUE RELEASE OF THE YEAR
Various Artists – Scared to Get Happy: A Story of Indie Pop 1980-89
GOLDEN WELLY AWARD FOR BEST INDEPENDENT FESTIVAL
In The Woods
PPL AWARD FOR MOST PLAYED NEW INDEPENDENT ACT
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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INDIE CHAMPION AWARD
Gilles Peterson – BBC 6Music
INDEPENDENT LABEL OF THE YEAR
Warp
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
Steve Lamacq, BBC 6Music
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC
Billy Bragg
PIONEER AWARD
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