Having a blown alternator on a motor vehicle used for everyday transportation along with a sick newborn baby can seriously hamper one’s capability to perform. That is something I came to grips with last week when the aforemention combination of mechanical and physical disasters prevented me from compiling my list of Rated Ox songs of the week.

So I’m going to go for a double dose today. Here is the list of my ten favourite songs I wrote about in the past two weeks.

In order of appearance:

• We Were The States - Up Your Sleeve
• Boo and Boo Too - David Turns A Mystic
• Adam Green - Morning After Midnight
• The Pharmacy - Mirror
• Benji Cossa - Landscape
• Windsor For The Derby - Hold On
• Ladytron - Black Cat
• Annuals - Sore
• Radiohead - Nude (Holy Fuck Remix)
• The Balustrade Ensemble - The Drowning Calm