There was a '60s band called The Equals. Eddy Grant was the singer, he had a few '80s hits over here.

jamesg1213
There was a '60s band called The Equals. Eddy Grant was the singer, he had a few '80s hits over here.

Heh, I remember Electric Avenue!

"I'm about to go on a non-stop sailboat race that should take 72-96 hours.  Apart from a few likely moments of random terror, there should be LOTS of downtime." --slugdaddy
 
This describes hotel work to a T
 

jamesg1213
There was a '60s band called The Equals. Eddy Grant was the singer, he had a few '80s hits over here.

That's them! I'll have to look up the Clash's cover of their song "Police On My Back".

You said you wanted modern stuff that fits, so...
 
Fitz and the Tantrums Picking Up The Pieces.
 
It's from when they were a Neo-Soul band and has a lot of Jamerson style bass playing on it.
 
You might also want to check out:
 
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
Charles Bradley  ... known for his Stax-y cover of a Black Sabbath song.
Ruby Velle & the SoulPhonics
Maxwell "Help Somebody"
Mayer Hawthorne "The Walk"
Orgone "Who Knows Who"