Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you wait for the Harry Potter block party to start.

Portugal the Man are clever enough to combine jagged art-punk with feisty ’70s soul. They just can’t garden worth shit.
MP3: Portugal the Man - Sugar Cinnamon

No drum machine is safe! Boy Eats Drum Machine will eat us all!
MP3: Boy Eats Drum Machine - From An Oregon Shore

An article on Maximo Park? It’s like 2004 all over again. Vote Kerry!
MP3: Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars

“If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.” Like, whoa, Rush just blew my mind with that line.
MP3: Rush - Not Fade Away