Swedish singer-songwriter José González’s Vestiges & Claws has won IMPALA’s Independent Album Of The Year Award.

Released in February 2015 by Stockholm-based Imperial Recordings, Vestiges & Claws is González’s third solo album and received an IMPALA Silver Sales Award earlier this month.

This year’s award shortlist put the spotlight on labels founded within the past 15 years, as part of IMPALA’s 15th anniversary. 

Imperial Recordings co-founders Magnus Bohman and Joakim Gävert said: “This is a great honor for us. We’re happy ...