U.S. independent music trade group A2IM has named the nominees for its 2014 Libra Awards. Designed to showcase the diverse landscape of independent artists and the companies that support them, The Libras are on track to replace a plethora of competitors as the indie music most prestigious seal of approval. The full list of 2014 Libra nominees:
Independent Album of the Year
• Arcade Fire ‘Reflektor’ (Merge Records)
• Arctic Monkeys ‘AM’ (Domino)
• Boards of Canada ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’ (Warp Records)
• Cécile McLorin Salvant ‘WomanChild’ (Mack Avenue Records)
• Chvrches ‘The Bones of What You Believe’ (Glassnote)
• Neko Case ‘The Worse Things Get…’ (Anti Records)
• Phosphorescent ‘Muchacho’ (Dead Oceans)
• The National ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ (4AD)
• Vampire Weekend ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ (XL Recordings)
• William Onyeabor ‘Who Is William Onyeabor’ (Luaka Bop)
Independent Label of the Year Award – 5 employees or less worldwide (sponsored by The Orchard)
• Daptone Records
• Ghostly International
• Innovative Leisure
• Luaka Bop
• Rhymesayers Entertainment
• Temporary Residence Ltd.
Independent Label of the Year Award – 6 employees or more worldwide (sponsored by ADA)
• ATO Records
• Dualtone Music Group
• Epitaph/Anti Records
• Glassnote
• Merge Records
• Secretly Canadian
• XL Recordings
Video of the Year, sponsored by YouTube
• Arcade Fire “Reflektor” (Merge Records) / Video Director: Anton Corbijn
• Chvrches “The Mother We Share” (Glassnote) / Video Director: Sing J. Lee
• …read more
Source: Hypebot.com
