T In The Park returns this weekend with a huge slice of brand spanking newness on two dedicated stages. Alongside the Futures Stage which is mainly for new-but-recognisable bands, there is also a slot for real newbies on the T Break stage – which promises “the superstars of tomorrow.”

This year’s Futures line up boasts up-and-coming artists like Kate Nash, Ghosts and Air Traffic, but also recommended are some of the less well-known acts.

New Young Pony Club (pictured) sound a little bit Moloko-esque, with some synthesizers thrown in (played by a lady! Gasp!). The lead singer’s pretty foxy and they boast an excellently named website (wearepony.com)

LA newcomers Shiny Toy Guns also have a lady on the vocals, though Carah is ably assisted by guitarist Chad. There’s a smattering of Dubstar and Hellogoodbye about them, but I imagine this is what the latter would sound like if they had Debbie Harry as a frontwoman. Worth a look / listen!

Final tip: Milk Teeth. London boys Simon, Alex and Al sound like the spawn of the Foo Fighters and The Eagles. It shouldn’t work, but it does. Listen out for Cold Climate, a real singalong crowd pleaser.

This year’s T-Break stage is full of festival virgins, and some of the best are homegrown.

Figure 5 are not to be confused with Maroon 5. These guys are “like The Buzzcocks jamming with the Small Faces”, at least according to The Daily Record. Expect their home turf to bring out the best in them.

Fellow Scots Drive By Argument may not have rock and roll names (Stu, Stoke and, er, Colin) but their sound is pure sexy electro. Think Bloc Party plugging in their equipment in a very very wet place.

Flood Of Red are rock with a capital R. As their MySpace site says, they’re “six sweaty Scottish men giving you the finger”. But they are also self-styledly “more intense than Meatloaf”, so don’t hold that against them. This is hefty, shouty guitar fuelled rock – good for fans of moshing.

As one of those supermarket conglomerates is always making Jamie Oliver lisp: “Try something new today!”

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