J Award of 2005

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J Award of 2005
Date3 December 2005 (2005-12-03)
Venue Australia
Website abc.net.au/triplej
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The J Award of 2005 is the inaugural annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November), on 3 December 2005. In 2005, there was only one category, Australian Album of the Year. [1]

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Background

As part of Triple J's 30th anniversary celebrations in 2005, the station inaugurated a single "J Award" to be given for "an album of outstanding achievement as an Australian musical work of art and for its creativity, innovation, musicianship and contribution to Australian music." [1]

Who's eligible?

Any Australian album released independently or through a record company, or sent to Triple J in consideration for airplay, is eligible for the J Award. The 2005 nominations were selected from albums received by triple j between December 2004 and November 2005. [1]

The criteria

The J Award is for an album of outstanding achievement as an Australian musical work of art - for its creativity, innovation, musicianship and contribution to Australian music. Fifteen nominations were announced throughout the year. [1]

The J Award judging panel is headed by Triple J's Music Director Richard Kingsmill. The panel includes Robbie Buck from Triple J's flagship Australian music program Home and Hosed and other Triple J presenters, producers and live music engineers. [1]

Award

Australian Album of the Year

ArtistAlbum TitleResult
Wolfmother Wolfmother Won
Lior Autumn Flow Nominated
Downsyde When the Dust Settles Nominated
Ben Lee Awake Is the New Sleep Nominated
Cog The New Normal Nominated
Architecture in Helsinki In Case We Die Nominated
The Beautiful Girls We're Already Gone Nominated
The Drones Wait Long By The River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By Nominated
Faker Addicted Romantic Nominated
The Panics Sleeps Like a Curse Nominated
Gyroscope Are You Involved? Nominated
Pivot Make Me Love You Nominated
Clare Bowditch & the Feeding Set What Was Left Nominated
The Herd The Sun Never Sets Nominated
Bernard Fanning Tea and Sympathy Nominated

Richard Kingsmill, Music Director at Triple J and head of the J Award judging panel, said "To put it simply, Wolfmother released the most exciting album of the year. It combines a lot of different influences which sound contemporary, fun and refreshing today. People have paid out on them for being retro. I'd like to remind everyone that Led Zeppelin were criticised early in their career for stealing from blues greats, as were the Rolling Stones, and Dylan was seen as a Woody Guthrie imitator when he started out. So hopefully Wolfmother are also now off to a highly successful career!" [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The J Award 2005". Triple J . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "and the winner is.... wolfmother". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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