Artists with similar names that you get mixed up

People are really bad at coming up with band names aren't they

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but for years I sorta ignored - very foolishly and to my detriment, it turns out - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, because I was confusing them with emo band Sleeptime Trio (who were pretty good as I recall, just not really my thing these days)

I realised today that, even though I should know better because they're all very much in my wheelhouse and they're all actually pretty different and based in different countries, I often conflate:

Sho Madjozi
Toya Delazy
Tkay Mdaiza

Two credits I see on lots of records:

B.J. Cole
B.J. Nelson

Self Defense Family
Fat White Family

any band that has 2 Vs standing in for a W/any other band that has (ditto)

ozark mountain daredevils
hoodoo rhythm devils
amazing rhythm aces

youth brigade
youth brigade
wasted youth
wasted youth

ozark mountain daredevils
hoodoo rhythm devils
amazing rhythm aces
atlanta rhythm section

When Olivia Rodrigo started to get popular my mind kept reading it as Elaine Radigue. So I would glance at article headlines about Olivia Rodrigo’s new album and thought that people were super excited about a new Elaine Radigue reissue.

Or Pauline Oliveros.

Lady Gaga and Diamanda Galas

Icehouse
Icicle Works

David Sanborn
David Sancious

The Head and the Heart
the bird and the bee