A budding city for musical flair, Edinburgh has undoubtedly become home to many artists with a distinctly raw edge, and so it comes as no surprise that in amongst these sits the seasoned but sparkling Graeme Mearns Band.  Having been no strangers to the Scottish music scene for quite some time now, their debut album Some Kind of Bliss is a true reflection of how The GMB have come to sound over the past couple of years.

When Gentlemen's Gold burst through my speakers for the first time, I think the first word that popped into my head was "blimey"; that is, the good sort of blimey.  For really there is not any other possible reaction to a track that so stridently leaps into motion before you even get a chance to turn up the volume.

It is always such a lovely thing, when you hear a band for the very first time and all you can think of is how you've never heard anything quite like it before. A breath of fresh air across the current music scene, Grand Atlantic have already managed to make quite an impression on those who have been lucky enough to have discovered even a taster of Australia's finest. Their latest release This Is Grand Atlantic is just one of those albums; traditional yet innovative, with that little dash of their own unique identity, really making it something quite special.

I think after listening to just a little bit of LR Rockets, it becomes crystal clear as to why they are named just so.  Fuelled with the energy of what could indeed be many riotous rockets, Personality is a nice concoction of beats and riffs that ever so subtly get you in the mood for dancing.

With a nomination for last year's Kerrang's prestigious Best Unsigned Band Award under their belt, Star Chamber are already living up to their name as an act of nothing less than star quality.  Their new release Something That She Said is a corker of a track that propels quite magically from start to finish.

With a name like Cactusk, it really just goes without saying that whatever comes out of this music-making machine will probably provide nothing less than a captivating catch of the good stuff. Having drifted from all the way across the pond, these Michigan-based fellows conjure up something that is both mellow and momentous, and their new single A Lie is a fine example of just how they manage to master such a sound.

Dynamic and daring from its very start (with no pun intended), Start &Begin 69 simply thrusts itself into a race of both rhythmic and musical enchantment. Quite unlike anything else currently coasting today's music radar, Ceri James has managed to create something that is both unique yet comforting - simply in the sense that once you hear it, you just know you'll love it.

Picture yourself as the star of a sprightly and whimsical film, drenched in a summer time of merry tomfoolery. The music you hear? That is the sound of Isosceles; a gaggle of Glaswegian fellows whose musical delicacies lend themselves quite nicely to a scorching summer soundtrack.

Ka-ting! Perhaps the title of this track is itself alone a wonderful way to describe the shiny new sound of Super Cute Voices. Fresh, innovative and totally electric, this Welsh new-waving duo have created something that can only really be described as a fabulous lo-fi frenzy. With a sprinkling of synth on a totally high voltage, for only two people Super Cute Voices manage to make an awful lot of solid sound.

And now for something completely different - Futuristic Retro Champions are a band that seems to be innovation personified. If it were possible to collect sunshine in a sound bite, then this here would be your evidence. Quite unlike pretty much anything else you will hear nowadays, this sunny slice of happy hardcore, emotronic (which, for the records, happens to be the best adjective ever) pop is just what the current music scene needs in terms of something fresh and something new.

Having landed with a delightful thud, it is time to proudly announce the arrival of Hi 5 Alive; hailing from the blossoming Glaswegian music scene, the three-piece have already made quite an impression having appeared on several stages across the country. Enticing eager ears with their blend of upbeat and mellow sounds, the trio of Scottish lovelies have made it just in time for festival season where, I am sure, such musical treats would not go amiss.

A tune that has quite possibly already graced the space in everyone's mind labelled ‘I have a song stuck in my head' (much to our delight), Broadcast 2000's lovely ditty Get Up and Go has already made a name for itself having featured in E-on's latest television advert. Sound familiar? Yes, so that's where you've heard it before - quite right.

Take some vocals, a little bit of pop (some voxpop, if you will), and then add a sprinkle of loveliness and what do you get? A concoction that makes up some of today's finest pop, no less. Having formed in January of last year in the ever-so musically vibrant London town, this fabulous four-piece began to gig back in November and so have already had the chance to wow many a crowd. And just on a side note, be sure to keep your eyes peeled this summer for more performances; they're sure to be headed our way.

A dizzy and delicious whirlwind of sound, Popup's up and coming single Love Triangle proves that this Glaswegian four-piece are by no means a force to be reckoned with. Delicately mingling a little bit of Cajun Dance Party's vibrancy with an established and grandiose style quality a bit like that of Death Cab for Cutie, these super Scots really know how to make some beautiful noise.

With an intro that falls somewhere in between that of Survivor's notorious Eye of the Tiger and Sum 41's cracking anthem In Too Deep, these bearded butterfly fellows present to us a fresh new sound that really can't be missed. And that's just the beginning! Ho ho, puns aside however I am really quite serious - just give this track (Just The Beginning) a little time and suddenly ... boom, it starts to kick in, and then? It's full steam ahead.