Good light rock/acoustic music?

I've been dying to find some light rock bands I like, but I'm just not finding what I'm looking for.

Let me specify. I'm looking for music along the lines of this and this, focusing on a light tone and acoustic melodies mixed with a little electric guitar.

All you need is Dashboard Confessional

Try Portugal. The Man (click the link in my sig) :P

I recommend this.

sun kil moon
george winston
william ackerman
..try them .

Lunatic Soul:

Adrift (I would say their best song)

Summerland

Wanderings (from their new album)

Sufjan Stevens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDRrqcZbdPU

Augustana

Probably my favorite band. They have a southern sound to them, it definitely grows on you.

OR

The Spill Canvas(kind of emo...if you care)

Brand New(Great lyrics)

Vampire Weekend, Jack Johnson, Donavan Frankenreiter, JJ Grey and Mofro, OK GO, Jason Mraz, Pheonix

Buckethead has a few softish cd's you may like (they are instrumental though), Electric Tears, Colma, Acoustic Shards.. A few of Paul Gilbert's songs, Six Billion People, Koto Girl, Boku no Atama. Not sure you'd like it based on those songs you put up as examples, but... I do :D

Kaiser Cartel- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCSkF0fM1_0

Dashboard Confessional- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGeh43A_4H0

The New Pornographers- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIdRl9bbRJQ

Enjoy my friend

Alice in Chains:

Nutshell

No Excuses

The Postal Service

Band of Horses

Chiodos (most of their stuff is pretty screamo thou)

City And Colour is the best choice in my opinion.xTheExploited

Days of the New features a lot of acoustic guitar. There is also Jethro Tull for a different experience.

Lifehouse.

Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place

Guns N' Roses - One In A Million (My personal favorite)

Buckethead - Too Many Humans (Doesn't have any acoustic but it's a light bluesy instrumental)

BRMC - Beat The Devil's Tattoo

And you if you don't mind some heavy metal with soft acoustic pieces, listen to Opeth.

I think you would like some Opeth, but mainly stick to their Damnation album, it is all light, and most of their songs have light elements but for the most part are pretty metal.

Metric. :)

Songs I thought matched what you described:

"Police and the Private"

"Satellite Mind"

"Blindness"

"Help I'm Alive"

Songs that are more upbeat/loud than that:

"IOU"

"Stadium Love"

Songs that are more downplayed/quieter than that:

"On a Slow Night"

"Calculation Theme"

Hope that helps.

Jukebox The Ghostmight be what you're looking for

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rePcHxFJIuU&ob=av2n. There you go. Death Cab for Cutie.UnamedThing

This. Exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Transatlanticism by Death Cab