kings of convenience are pretty good. similar to simon and garfunkel at times, but not as annoying. and they even have some scandinavian ties.
also check elliott smith
jeff buckley
bright eyes
animal collective (little weirder)
castanets (gothic alt-country)
sufjan stevens (laid back guitar and vox)
tom waits (gruff blues)
my morning jacket (slower alt-country band)
ryan adams (older stuff might not be too bad but i never really listened)
i really don't like most music that is considered folk, but these are some of the closest suggestions that i can recall at the moment
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