From kaleidoscopic Highland hip-hop through orchestral electro and high-octane rock 'n' roll, Nicola Meighan provides a guide to this year's diverse T Break line-up.

AmatrArt: Celestial electro from Glasgow five-piece with a knack for melancholia and echoes of Bronski Beat.

Apache Darling: Pop-fired Glasgow electro duo whose ripping synth chorales variously conjure Chvrches, Yazoo and, er, Pat Benatar.

Be Charlotte: Terrific Dundee singer-songwriter Charlotte Brimner, aka Be Charlotte, has a glorious voice, a fine line in conversational wordplay and a joyous swagger.

Catholic Action: Full-throttle rock 'n' roll, Glasgow-style, from sometime members of Casual Sex and Male Pattern Band.

The Claramassa: Glasgow experimental-rock sextet whose influences span Kate Bush and Talking Heads.

Crash Club: Invoking the electro-rock of the Chemical Brothers and Primal Scream, with admirable Goth tendencies thrown in.

Dead Man Fall: Epic, slow-release chamber rock from Craig Ferguson-endorsed Glasgow quartet.

Ded Rabbit: Indie-rock four-piece from Edinburgh, via Strokes-era New York and Libertines-era London.

DIVIDES: Glasgow-based rock quintet who found recent favour with Kerrang!

Gerry Cinnamon: Castlemilk troubadour with Britpop-era (Cast, The Las) charm in spades.

Other Humans: Euphoric Glasgow alt-rock via Fields Of The Nephilim.

Our Future Glory: Glowsticks aloft for the Dundee trio's party-starting electro-rock.

Schnarff Schnarff: Self-styled three-way staccato-grunge-pop from Inverness.

Spring Break: Daisy-age hip-hop from the psychedelic Highlands.

Tijuana Bibles: Colossal, neo-psychedelic rock 'n' roll with bells on.

The Van T's: Brilliant Glasgow grunge-pop duo: think The Breeders, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Honeyblood.