Doppelganger bands that are good?

One of the fun things about Spotify is misfiled bands where two completely different groups with the same name are listed together.

I just discovered a rather great Christian indie-rock band McCarthy.

What other doubles are good? I'm not super thrilled by heavy metal Cardinal or Unrest, but there must be tons of others.

Popol Vuh :)

briefly considered including this on my ballot for the xtc poll:

http://youtu.be/oDGFZr90Dv4

there was a third xtc that used to share a spotify page with the above and new-wave xtc, but they seem to have disappeared.

There are at least 17 artists that have used the name Ghost:
1. A Swedish heavy metal band
2. A Japanese experimental rock band
3. A British trip-hop producer
4. A British dubstep collaboration
5. A Jamaican reggae musician
6. A Japanese visual kei band
7. A Polish death metal band
8. A British electronic producer
9. An American rock band
10. A Swedish rock band
11. An American rock band, now called Ghost Ghost
12. A French death metal band
13. A British dubstep DJ
14. A Canadian rapper
15. An American rapper
16. A British progressive rock band
17. A French nhw project
18. An ambient project (see gh((o))st)

People seem to be into both 1 and 2 simultaneously, though I only really go for 2. I bet at least one of the others is good, though.

Air (the Pete Namlook project) and Air (the French duo) are both good, they're even in the same general genre (electronic listening music). There's also a free jazz band called Air, but I haven't heard them.

haha.

someone is seriously on a FAX groove at the moment !

apparently there are several bands named Ruins. the last.fm page for them is quite funny.

And of course there's Prodigy (the UK dance act) and Prodigy (the US rapper, also one half of Mobb Deep) that both have made awesome music. You used to be able to tell them apart when the dance act had a "the" in their name, but at some point they dropped it.

so what's the most common band name?

http://i.imgur.com/vUCJ9uO.png

endometrium cuntplow iirc

There is a 90s trip hop and a present-day freak folk Brother Sun, Sister Moon. Both are pretty good.

There is also evidently a new Pond, which is a Tame Impala offshoot, not the 90s band on Sub Pop. Seriously, new bands, would it kill you to do a little research before selecting a name?

there's M.I.A. aka maya arulpragasam, and the punk band M.I.A., and German electronic artist MIA (aka mia grobelny)

This article is about the American band. For the British band, see LFO (British band).

Circle the Finnish band
Circle the free jazz band w/Anthony Braxton

Barn Owl (western Massachusetts, formed 1999)
Barn Owl (bay area, formed ~ 2003)

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/383752_10151090290350571_866815797_n.jpg

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/383752_10151090290350571_866815797_n.jpg?oh=c2be995bdaca7ef1cb5bc8ca6ec57882&oe=54EC523F

Seriously, new bands, would it kill you to do a little research before selecting a name?

That was much more difficult to do pre-internet era, and those bands that did search for other bands that already used a name sometimes didn't anticipate their own success and search other countries as well, thus Nirvana, the Charlatans, Suede.

I get the sense that some apathy is setting in about band names being in use or having been used before.I see bands fairly frequently now that pop up using names that already get multiple Google hits for "[name] band".

That's why you get bands called "Does it offend you yeah", because there's already been too many groups called "The Church" or whatever.

That was much more difficult to do pre-internet era...

Granted, but both of my examples were new bands taking the names of 90s bands. I agree with JRN, I'm getting the sense of "well, if you're not using the name anymore, I will."

I have enjoyed the work of both the Go! Team and the Go Team, much to ilx hive-mind horror, I'm sure.

Kaito (uk noisy punkish/postpunkish indie rock band)
Kaito (japanese plaintive prog house)

My friend recently booked tickets without thinking to go see Shining at a gig in Glasgow, under the impression it was the Norwegian avant-garde band (Blackjazz, One One One, etc.). Turns out he booked tickets for the similarly popular Swedish black metal Shining. Very disappointing.

There are several artists with the name Toy:

1) A band from the United Kingdom
2) An electronic duo from England / Norway
3) A band from Japan
4) A pop music band from Belgium
5) A rock band from Finland
6) A pimba singer from Portugal
7) A hard rock band from Czech Republic
8) A one-man project by Yoo Hee-Yeol from Korea
9) An electronic producer from Romania

I think 1 and 4 are alright.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcQ2nXDvWDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p7K7a7kdj4

xpost - at least he didn't end up watching this lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5rd-mhUVc