Nick Drake and others like him

I also came to know Nick's music not too long ago-so I am no expert.
You should sign up to either pandora.com or last.fm (both free) and listen to their matches for Nick Drake. He's a unique one so not an easy question

same era check:
Jackson C. Frank
Fred Neil
Cat Stevens
Simon and Garfunkel(though more upbeat)

Recent artists with similar sound (you probably already know these) :
Jose Gonzalez
Sean Hayes (more upbeat)
Iron & Wine
Elliot Smith