Well, yeah, of course you would. Could it ever have gone any other way? He joins previous winners Wolfmother (2005), Hilltop Hoods (2006), The Panics (2007), The Presets (2008), Sarah Blasko (2009), Gotye (2011) and Tame Impala (2010 + 2012).
"Flume's self-titled debut is remarkable for so many reasons," says Triple J's resident doyen, Richard Kingsmill. "It had equal measures of light and dark, upbeat and mellow, straightforward and obscure. Where he will take his music now is as exciting a prospect as this album has been for us all in 2013."
Flume — aka Harley Streten — accepted his award via video message from the UK, thanking those assembled at The Cliff Dive in Darlinghurst for being so supportive.
Melbourne emcee Remi — who just so happened to record a 'Like A Version' in the Triple J studio this morning — took out the Unearthed Artist of the Year, while Clubfeet's 'Everything You Wanted' took home Australian Music Video of the Year.
The Drones, RUFUS, Cloud Control, Jagwar Ma, Big Scary, Abbe May, Boy & Bear, Horrorshow, Karnivool and Northlane also scored J Award nominations for Australian Album of the Year, and they all put out excellent LPs, but let's face it — Flume's had this thing on lock all year.
