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AIM 2012 winners

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Oct 31, 2012 Updated Nov 1, 2012

Mercury Prize frontrunners Alt-J, The Prodigy and Adele were among the winners at this year's UK independent music awards...

Alt-J took home the gong for breakthrough act of the year, while The Prodigy walked away with the fan-voted best live act award. Adele was a shoo-in for the most played independent act prize, whilst veteran indie rocker Edwyn Collins was bestowed with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

AIM 2012 award winners:

Best live act (voted for by visitors to the-fly.co.uk): the Prodigy

Independent breakthrough of the year: Alt - J

Hardest working band or artist: 65daysofstatic

Best difficult second album: First Aid Kit – The Lion's Roar

Independent album of the year: Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood of Colour

Best small label: Black Butter Records

Genre spotlight award: Wiley – Evolve or Be Extinct

Independent entrepreneur of the year: Simon Raymonde – Bella Union

PPL award for most played independent act: Adele

Special catalogue release of the year: the 13th Floor Elevators – Music of the Spheres

Independent label of the year: 4AD

Indie champion award: Ian Evans – IME Music

Best independent festival (voted for by visitors to thisisfakediy.com): LeeFest: Edwyn Collins

Pioneer award: Daniel Miller, Mute

Source: Ultimate Guitar external link

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∆ (pronounced Alt-J) are an English indie rock quartet, formed in 2007. Their debut album An Awesome Wave was released in May 2012 in Europe and September 2012 in the United States and won the 2012 British Mercury Prize. Background: Alt-J was formed when Gwil Sainsbury (guitarist/bassist), Joe Newman (guitar/vocals), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards) and Thom Green (drums) met at Leeds...

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