The 2018 AIR Awards nominees have been announced

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) have today announced the nominees that make up the 2018 AIR Awards, with some of Australia's best and brightest receiving nods for this year's awards.

Set to take place at Adelaide's Queen's Theatre on July 26th, the 12th AIR Awards will see some of Australia's greatest independent artists recognised for their work over the past year, with over 40 artists being nominated for awards this year.

Priding itself on its constant support of the growth and development of Australia’s independent recording sector, the AIR Awards are an annual institution which last year saw A.B. Original take home all five of the awards that they were nominated for.

This year's awards sees nominees in a variety of categories, ranging from Best Independent Artist, to the best Independent Album in the Hip-Hop, Country, Blues And Roots, and Hard Rock, Heavy Or Punk genres, just to name a few. This year also sees Melbourne's RVG nominated for five awards, The Jungle Giants for four, while Alex Lahey and Baker Boy are nominated in three categories.

The awards are set to be handed out at Adelaide's Queen's Theatre on July 26th. While we wait for that date to approach, check out the full list of nominees below.

Check out RVG's 'Quality Of Mercy':

2018 AIR Awards Nominees

Best Independent Artist

Alex Lahey Baker Boy Jen Cloher Stella Donnelly The Jungle Giants

Best Independent Album Or EP

RVG – A Quality Of Mercy Methyl Ethel – Everything Is Forgotten Alex Lahey – I Love You Like A Brother Jen Cloher – Jen Cloher The Jungle Giants – Quiet Ferocity Alex The Astronaut – See You Soon

Best Independent Single

RVG – A Quality Of Mercy Alex Lahey – Every Day’s The Weekend The Jungle Giants – Feel The Way I Do Baker Boy – Marryuna (feat. Yirrmal) Methyl Ethel – Ubu

Breakthrough Independent Artist Of The Year – Presented By PPCA

Angie Mcmahon – Slow Mover Baker Boy – Marryuna RVG – A Quality Of Mercy Stella Donnelly – Thrush Metal The Jungle Giants – Quiet Ferocity

Best Independent Hip Hop Album

Horrorshow – Bardo State Bliss N Eso – Off The Grid Allday – Speeding Winston Surfshirt – Sponge Cake Birdz – Train Of Thought

Best Independent Country Album

Halfway – Live At The Triffid Fanny Lumsden – Real Class Act Caitlyn Shadbolt – Songs On My Sleeve Lee Kernaghan – The 25th Anniversary Album

Best Independent Blues And Roots Album

The Teskey Brothers – Half Mile Harvest The Waifs – Ironbark Dan Sultan – Killer All Our Exes Live In Texas – When We Fall Caiti Baker – Zinc

Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy Or Punk Album

RVG – A Quality Of Mercy Bad//Dreems – Gutful Sleepmakeswaves – Made Of Breath Only Northlane – Mesmer The Smith Street Band– More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Murder Of The Universe

Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album Or EP

Pnau – Changa Crooked Colours – Vera Thrupence – Ideas Of Aesthetics SLUMBERJACK – Fracture

Best Independent Dance, Electronica Or Club Single

Touch Sensitive – Lay Down Pnau – Go Bang Banoffee – Ripe Benson – Trying (feat. Yeo) Motez – The Future (feat. Antony And Cleopatra) Confidence Man – Bubblegum

Best Independent Jazz Album

The Vampires – The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke James Morrison/BBC Concert Orchestra – The Great American Songbook Jeremy Rose – Within And Without My Name Is Nobody – My Name Is Nobody Joseph Tawadros – Live At Abbey Road

Best Independent Classical Album

Grigoryan Brothers – Songs Without Words Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti – Jonny Greenwood Water/Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Night Music Slava Grigoryan – Bach: Cello Suites Volume II Sydney Chamber Choir/Paul Stanhope – Paul Stanhope: Lux Aeterna Kate Miller-Heidke/Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey – Kate Miller-Heidke Live With The Sydney Symphony Orchestra

2018 AIR Awards

Thursday, July 26th Queens Theatre, Adelaide, SA