Another week, another Mercury music section that contains nothing as sensational as the story about the lead singer of shitty band As I Lay Dying trying to hire someone to murder his wife. As if his terrible music, terrible parenting, and terrible tattoos weren't crime enough.

Portland has some big-profile record releases this week, but Night Mechanic isn't exactly one of them. Still, I'll put their excellent Working Late record, a collection of smartly interwoven guitar-work and great songwriting, up against anything released in this fair city. It's really, really, really good—Night Mechanic is a band you'll be hearing a lot more about.

LISTEN: Night Mechanic - "Attempt to Steal"

Wampire has been around town for a few years, but now they enter the big leagues with the release of their first album on Polyvinyl, Curiosity. With it comes a unified sound and a fulfillment of all their early promise.

LISTEN: Wampire - "The Hearse"

I recently described Sun Angle's debut album to someone as something I couldn't listen to at my desk with headphones because it makes me too wiggly. It will make you wiggly, too. Wig out:

LISTEN: Sun Angle - "Raspberry

And a brace of Up & Coming shows.