I can't believe there's nothing already up about this. So here goes.

The Twilight Sad
www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad

The finest band in Scotland right now? Probably. Having toured the UK, mainland Europe, and the States, The Twilight Sad return for their fourth appearance in Aberdeen. If you like gigantic, epic, melancholic pop soundscapes then you'll love The Twilight Sad.

Her Name Is Calla
www.myspace.com/hernameiscalla

Signed to Leeds-based label Gizeh (owned by Glissando's Richard Knox), Her Name Is Calla deal in brooding, intense, post-rock influenced pop songs. They're going to be pretty big, I suspect.

Kartta
www.myspace.com/karttamusic

Aberdeen band who like handclaps as much as they do effects pedals. It's just pop music, albeit a bit noisey and skewed. But that's a good thing, right?