Saw them last month and they blew my mind. Best show I've ever seen.

yeah I really wanted to like them, I'll definitely try the debut.

And yeah hopefully the tickets won't be to much for the flaming lips if I do end up liking them.

Speaking of The Flaming Lips, if all goes according to plan, I should be checking them out in Houston the weekend before my 21st birthday along with Stars and Ra Ra Riot! I'm ****ing stoked.

Archers of Loaf - Icky Mettle
Superchunk - No Pocky for Kitty
The Wrens - Meadowlands
Unrest - Imperial f.f.r.r
Slovenly - Thinking of Empire

There's 5 I would definitely look into. I think you have more than enough to get explore now lol.

What are some good bands similar to Yo La Tengo?

I already listen to Built To Spill, Pavement...

Last.fm similar artists are Galaxie 500, Sparklehorse, Grandaddy. Those good places to start?

Sparklehorse is a good bet...but I really think it depends on what you liked most about Yo La Tengo...they have covered a variety of styles.

camera obscura is tengoish

Yeah Camera Obscura are my second most played artist. I can't get enough of them.

But as far as Yo La Tengo, I love everything they have done. I'll check out Sparklehorse though.

Is Stereolab similar to Yo La Tengo? I ask because I saw them in your recent top artists.

Hey, I'm looking for something rather specific:
Sad piano-/keyboard-based instrumental music.

Doesn't necessarily have to be instrumental, but fairly lyric-submissive or otherwise incomprehensible vocals. Please recommend me some.
I suppose I'm thinking of SMZ's For Wanda, more specifically, sorry I don't really have much else to go by but this sort of stuff is really appealing to me at the moment.

Thank you!! :)

Anything similar to the brand of indie rock that Superchunk and The Thermals play would be appreciated... :)