Semi-related, I heard this song at work a couple of weeks ago and have spent hours seeking it out. Since I think it's semi-recent, I recorded hours and hours of Sirius - The Pulse ("90's and now") and have been weeding through the content to see if the song I want pops up. My God, nearly everything is "emo-lite", as you put it. Everybody whines, and Nickelback's song, "Savin' Me" sounds exactly like the same shit they've put out before.
Three Doors Down, Third Eye Blind, Dave Matthews Band, Vanessa Carlton, Counting Crows, Avril, I hate you all. Even Kelly Clarkson has turned into a giant whining freak. "Because of you, waaah waaah waaah!" Where's "Since U Been Gone" Kelly? She had some energy.