The Similarities Engine

Albums similar to Painful

Ask lots of people what their five favorite albums are, and if Yo La Tengo - Painful is on their list, these other records tend to be there too. Music recommendations from real people, not AI.

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  1. Galaxie 500 - Today1988Spotify
  2. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground1969Spotify
  3. Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville1993Spotify
  4. Lou Reed - Between Thought & Expression1992Spotify
  5. Palace Songs - HopeSpotify
  6. Scrawl - Smallmouth1989Spotify
  7. Toadies - Hell Below/Stars Above2001Spotify
  8. Crystalized Movements - Revelations From Pandemonium1992Spotify
  9. Cul de Sac - I Don’t Want to Go to Bed1995Spotify
  10. John Coltrane - Lush Life1961Spotify
  11. Lois - ShytownSpotify
  12. Thinking Fellers Union Local 2 - Mother of All Saints1992Spotify
  13. 18th Dye - Tribute to a Bus1994Spotify
  14. Autolux - Future Perfect2004Spotify
  15. Mercyful Fate - Melissa1983Spotify
  16. X - Wild Gift1981Spotify
  17. The Boo Radleys - Everything’s Alright Forever1992Spotify
  18. Luna - Lunapark1992Spotify
  19. Bad Company - Bad Company1974Spotify
  20. Robyn Hitchcock - You & OblivionSpotify
  21. The Grifters - Crappin' You Negative1994Spotify
  22. Unwound - New Plastic Ideas1994Spotify
  23. Dinosaur Jr. - You Are Living All Over Me1988Spotify
  24. Combustible Edison - I, Swinger1994Spotify
  25. Polvo - Cor-Crane Secret1992Spotify
  26. Unrest - Perfect Teeth1993Spotify
  27. Spiritualized - Pure PhaseSpotify
  28. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel1974Spotify
  29. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque1991Spotify
  30. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin1999Spotify

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The above list shows albums similar to Painful.

If you are looking for artists similar to Yo La Tengo, or music like theirs, you can discover them here. Nobody wrote these recommendations and no algorithm guessed at them: every album above is one that a real person put on their list of five favorite albums, alongside Painful.

Albums on this list with a page here: The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground, Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville, Luna - Lunapark, Bad Company - Bad Company, Robyn Hitchcock - You & Oblivion, The Grifters - Crappin' You Negative, Unwound - New Plastic Ideas, Dinosaur Jr. - You Are Living All Over Me