Reminded by barrysarll‘s post on the same topic, I’ve been meaning to suggest that everyone give Lily Allen’s storming ska-pop single “LDN” a listen.
It’s helpfully available free here: http://hifipopcorn.blogspot.com/2006/05/nun-allen.html
It’ll probably be overplayed and deeply annoying by the end of the summer, but right now, the sun is shining and I’m about to take a walk in Battersea Park, and I can’t think of a better soundtrack.