Lovely weather we’ve been having.

Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun. One of my all-time favourites and perfect washing the car music. Not that I ever wash the car.

Leona Naess – Mexico. I do like a good female singer-songwriter and am surprised that Leona hasn’t been more successful. She’s extremely attractive, writes catchy songs and seems to tick all the right boxes but she remains a bit of an unknown.

Blake Babies – Out There. I can still remember the first time I heard this on the radio and fell in love with Juliana Hatfield’s voice. This is probably my all time favourite summer song.

Buffalo Tom – Summer. Alt.Rock bands can do summer songs just as well as pop stars can. This is a cracker.

The Cardigan – Rise & Shine. Although some pop groups do them very well.

Ane Brun – Treehouse Song. I think treehouses and summer go together.

Little Cow – The Chocky is Melting. Terrible when that happens.

Amiina – Hilli. It just sounds quite light and breezy.

Big Star – Thirteen. I imagine the events described in this song take place on a hot summer’s day in the 1970s.

The Ting Tings – Traffic Light. Perhaps the most surprising song on their album. Sounds like The Sundays.

De La Soul – Eye Know. They have to be on a summer compilation.

No Doubt – Underneath It All. I think you have to see the video to really get the summer vibe on this one.

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – Black & Blue. I took the day off work when this album came out and played it all day long with the sun shining through the skylight of my attic flat.

Feist – Mushaboom. Just sounds quite summery.

Lisa Hannigan – I Don’t Know. I am playing this album quite a lot and this song is stuck in my head so it had to go on the CD.

The Go-Betweens – Streets of Your Town. Or maybe this is my favourite summer song?

Lemonheads – It’s a Shame About Ray. This album was the soundtrack of at least two summers for me back in the early 90s.

Les Negresses Vertes – Voila L’ete. School trips to France.

New Order – Regret. Just because they sang this on TOTP from the set of Baywatch.

Vashti Bunyan – Glow Worms. I think you need to be sitting by a pond for this one.

Victoria Williams – What a Wonderful World. No reason necessary.

Papua New Guinea String Band – Alir Pukai. It is sunny over there.

Hope this one made the sun come out wherever you are.