AIR Awards of 2018

AIR Awards of 2018
AIR Awards of 2018
Date	26 July 2018
Venue	Queen's Theatre, Adelaide Australia
Most wins	Pnau (2)
Most nominations	The Jungle Giants, RVG (4)
Website	https://air.org.au/air-awards/2018-air-awards/

Last updated November 12, 2025

The AIR Awards of 2018 is the twelfth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Queen's Theatre Adelaide, Australia on Thursday 26 July 2017.^[1]

Following the awards, AIR general manager, Maria Amato said "It was great to celebrate the success of the Australian Independent music sector at the 2018 AIR Awards in Adelaide last night. We are grateful to the South Australian Government for their continued support and to all our valued partners who helped us make it all happen."^[2]

Performers

Alex the Astronaut – "Not Worth Hiding"^[2]
Bad//Dreems – "Feeling Remains"^[2]
Baker Boy – "Mr La Di Da Di"^[2]
Caiti Baker – "I Won't Sleep"^[2]
Fanny Lumsden – "Elastic Waistband"^[2]
Stella Donnelly – "Boys Will Be Boys"^[2]

Outstanding Achievement Award

Skinny Fish Music ^[3]

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
Jen Cloher Alex Lahey Baker Boy The Jungle Giants Stella Donnelly	The Jungle Giants – Quiet Ferocity Methyl Ethel – Everything Is Forgotten Alex Lahey – I Love You Like a Brother Alex the Astronaut – See You Soon Jen Cloher – Jen Cloher RVG – A Quality of Mercy
Best Independent Single or EP	Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
Alex Lahey – "Every Day's the Weekend" Baker Boy featuring Yirrmal – "Marryuna" Methyl Ethel – "Ubu" RVG – "A Quality of Mercy" The Jungle Giants – "Feel the Way I Do"	Baker Boy – "Marryuna"' Angie McMahon – "Slow Mover" RVG – A Quality of Mercy Stella Donnelly – Thrush Metal The Jungle Giants – Quiet Ferocity
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album	Best Independent Classical Album
All Our Exes Live in Texas – When We Fall Caiti Baker – Zinc Dan Sultan – Killer The Teskey Brothers – Half Mile Harvest The Waifs – Ironbark	Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti – Jonny Greenwood Grigoryan Brothers – Songs Without Words Kate Miller-Heidke, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Northey – Live at the Sydney Opera House Slava Grigoryan – Bach: Cello Suites Volume II Sydney Chamber Choir & Paul Stanhope – Paul Stanhope: Lux Aeterna Water – Wolfgang Amadeus / Mozart Night Music
Best Independent Country Album	Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
Fanny Lumsden – Real Class Act Caitlyn Shadbolt – Songs On My Sleeve Halfway – Live at the Triffid Lee Kernaghan – The 25th Anniversary Album	Pnau – Changa Crooked Colours – Vera Slumberjack – Fracture Thrupence – Ideas of Aesthetics
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single	Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album
Pnau – "Go Bang" Banoffee – "Ripe" Benson featuring Yeo – "Trying" Confidence Man – "Bubblegum" Motez featuring Antony and Cleopatra – "The Future" Touch Sensitive – "Lay Down"	King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe Bad//Dreems – Gutful Northlane – Mesmer RVG – A Quality of Mercy Sleepmakeswaves – Made of Breath Only The Smith Street Band – More Scared of You than You Are of Me
Best Independent Hip Hop Album	Best Independent Jazz Album
Birdz – Train of Thought Allday – Speeding Bliss n Eso – Off the Grid Horrorshow – Bardo State Winston Surfshirt – Sponge Cake	James Morrison and BBC Concert Orchestra – The Great American Songbook Jeremy Rose – Within and Without Joseph Tawadros – Live at Abbey Road My Name Is Nobody – My Name Is Nobody The Vampires – The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke
Best Independent Label
Milk! Records

References

1 2 3 "2018 AIR Awards Nominees". 17 April 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2018 AIR awards winners announced". ampag. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
1 2 "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association . Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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[nom-1] 1 2 3 "2018 AIR Awards Nominees". 17 April 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[ampag-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2018 AIR awards winners announced". ampag. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[wins-3] 1 2 "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association . Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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