its not modern, nothing I've heard recently can compare to Streets really, but: my favourite song of all time is one by 'the (crap) Scottish U2' called See The Lights, go see if you can find it and, if you do, turn down all the lights, lie on the sofa and turn up the volume. 4:23 of heaven.......
My other humble opinion:
BTW, Clocks is a fantastic song and Coldplay arn't over-rated at all, they are probabaly U2's protege in terms of Biggest (Best) Band In The World. Both Clocks and Amsterdam are in my all time top 10 songs and Rush Of Blood To The Head is one of the best albums I've had the privilege to hear.
(Plus, if you can find the Acoustic version of Clocks, its hilariously good)