T Break 2016: Five bands to watch

Forget the lengthy queues out of Strathallan Estate which marred last year's festival for many revellers. After years of hassle-free events, the T organisers can be allowed some slack to deal with teething problems caused by flitting a mammoth rave-up to a brand new site. Instead, focus your attentions on five of the best rising acts booked to play at this month's shindig. Because if there's one thing the festival has consistently done well over the years, it's choosing the finest young acts in the land to grace the hallowed T Break stage.

Certain to ramp up the perspiration levels are Glasgow garage rockers Sweaty Palms. This four-piece pride themselves on playing all killa', no filla' sets which invariably see at least two or more members of the group going taps aff. With songs as beguiling as Captain of the Rugby Team – choice lyric: 'I can't stress enough / How much I want to be a man' – the Sweats are guaranteed to woo you with a combination of charm and unbeatable fuzz riffs.

Playing the remote corners of Scotland is nothing new to brothers Jacob and Rory Green, who perform as JR Green. The duo hail from the village of Strontian in north-west Lochaber and were signed up to Claire Mackay’s Hits The Fan Records last year – the same label that released none other than Frightened Rabbit's debut LP. The Greens unveiled their Bring the Witch Doctor EP last year and it's still winning over new fans.

Describing themselves as making "big sounds from little Scotland" are Foreignfox, a five-piece post-rock explosion from Dunfermline who are also capable of writing a fine line on the human condition. They've already stormed Wickerman, and the Foxes look capable of making the step up to Scotland's biggest festival.

Another stick-on for bringing the noise to Strathallan are Bloodlines, a Glasgow-based quartet who some might notice take inspiration from a major international act with strong links to T in the P – did anyone mention Biffy Clyro? This ecstatic, guitar-driven group already have a sizeable following and a sound that can surely travel.

Rounding off our T picks is Mt. Doubt, a project by Edinburgh-based songwriter Leo Bargery whose dark pop has won comparisons with everyone from The National to The Twilight Sad. Expect to hear some choice cuts from his sophomore album, In Awe of Nothing, once he finds his way through Auchterarder.