[spireitematt]

I've been listening to a lot of Ska bands such as Madness, The Specials and Bad Manners.

Actually, one little-known band you may also appreciate in this vein is Dance Hall Crashers.  Their early stuff (recorded in the late Eighties) was very much in the vein of Bad Manners, except with two female vocalists.  In the 90s they pretty much turned into a generic pop-punk act and weren't as good, but their first album - The Old Record - is absolute gold.

That last song is pretty good not struck on the other two.