On a lineup full of new live favourites including Opus Kink and The Last Dinner Party, here are a few fresh names to catch in between.

This weekend marks the return of Cardiff’s mighty Sŵn, one of the UK’s best city festivals which reliably pulls together a wealth of breaking talent from Wales and beyond. Headline sets from the likes of Lynks, The Last Dinner Party and Hak Baker set the pace, while Hard of Hearing favourites old and new inundate the lineup, reliably fabulous live scene staples such as Opus Kink and Vanity Fairy pairing with relative newcomers like The New Eves and Divorce. Amongst this is a day of industry talks at Tramshed on the Saturday and a wealth of other artists well worth catching, whom you may have missed among a bustling bill.

Maria Uzor

Experimental and unpredictable producer and songwriter Maria Uzor (also of Sink Ya Teeth) has just released an outstandingly original debut album. Tracks judder and bounce between ear-warping sounds in a masterfully schizophinic cacophony. Visceral single ‘Sometimes They Look At You’ should offer reason enough to check out her set. Tiny Rebel, Sunday, 17.45.

Getdown Services

Having charmed us with ‘Get Back Jamie,’ their cheekily contentious pop at Jamie Oliver, we are expecting to rather enjoy Getdown Services’ performance this weekend. With gently toe-tapping dance beats and salient lyrics unpicking some of the silliness of British culture, they are steadily building a well-deserved reputation among those in the know. Tiny Rebel, Saturday, 21.30.

Muriel

A group native to Cardiff, Muriel’s music picks up from the sunlit rambling and jangling of Pavement and Sparklehorse, inserting its own freewheeling folk compliments. The intimacy of a collection of songs written between band leader Zak Thomas’ bedroom and tattoo shop is bolstered by the compliments of a circle of friends that build the band to an eight-strong lineup. Check out the charming ‘Seaside Painter’ for a flavour of what to expect. Clwb Ifor Bach, Sunday, 15.15.

Flip Top Head

With a weighty sound evocative of the violent imagery of their name and comparable to the horn-flailed Opus Kink, Flip Top Head are a new must-see on the live scene. The seven-piece wield trombone and spiky guitars as their songs swing between styles. Expect a heady noise to swamp the gig room at Fuel. Fuel, Sunday, 20.30.

NOOKEE

Catching our ear on their only release to date, a live recording made at Rockfield Studios, Nookee sound like an appropriate act to catch live. The recording suggests the bluesy ramblings of Janis Joplin, split between the twin sisters that lead the band. A huskily groovy rhythm section behind them completes the picture, making for what promises to be a great party act, set to close out Saturday night at Jacobs. Jacobs Gallery, Saturday, 23.45.