50 Best Band Names of 2011 (So far…) (1-25)
Our top 25 band names of 2011 (so far…) really made us smirk just reading them. As we mentinoed in our 25-50 best band names, band-name creativity is something that will be the band’s trademark. Sure, the band could break up, dive off in a different direction and create a whole new pseudonym. But a band name lives on forever and depending on the band’s stardom, becomes a household name.
Just as we all have done in the past (and still do), creating a band name is almost as much fun as making the music itself. These bands had quite a good time coming up with these intentional or unintentionally great band names. All bands on this list either released a single this year or are anticipating an album.
Check out our 50 Best Band Names of 2011 (So far…) (25-50) along with our honorable mentions if you missed them. Links to all of the artists below.
25. Half Hearted Hero [Artist]
Picture yourself watching the original Superman with Christover Reeve and the climax of the movie where he reverses time. But then he decides to stop because he’s just not that into saving the Hoover Dam and realizes he’l be tired from flying too fast. Perhaps this is not what the band is going for, but whether you’re striving for greatness and just decide you’d much rather play Sonic The Hedgehog you could be a half-hearted hero too. ‘HHH’ or ‘Triple H’ makes for a great band acronymn too.
24. Hello Seahorse! [Artist]
Well hello there, Seahorse! Fine day, isn’t it…. What are you doing today? Would you be interested in dinner later on? Nah, I’m not into watching horse races either, those stupid land horses are jerks. Goodbye Seahorse!
23. Face Candy [Artist]
Perhaps this is what food is referred to. Or perhaps these guys are referring to their music. Or perhaps this is simply a term for something great for anything in the head-region of your body. Like, “That song rocks, this pineapple is awesome and the ocean breeze is saw-eeeeet! Everything is such face candy! Their clever album name Waste Age Teen Land is also out. Clever fellas.
22. Slug Guts [Artist]
I can’t decide if I’m repulsed or just purely giddy over this name. The name itself brings me back to when I was a little kid, squishing bugs as a kid. Otherwise it makes me think of some adolescent death metal band that just hasn’t quite matured or recovered from all of the insect deaths they’ve inflicted. Either way, nice work here.
21. Cloud Nothings [Artist]
Perhaps I’ve lost my imagination, but I just don’t see clown faces or bunny rabbits in the sky anymore. Cloud Nothings is a phrase I feel could use for ideas that just turn into mud, or inspiration that just flys out the window. But most of all, cloud nothings just makes me think of a lazy day in the sun trying to make stuff up out of clouds. Let it be known that having the word ‘cloud’ in your band name automatically makes it for me.
20. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly [Artist]
Pretty self-explanatory. Its a three-step process, see? If you aren’t sure how to fly, get a cape, then wear it and… ah, forget it.
19. Surfer Blood [Artist]
These guys knew they knew coolness was unavoidable when they came up with this name. By simply naming themselves surfer blood, they’ve instantly associated themselves with dangerous situations, cool hair, surfers and sharks – the four coolest ingredients that make up the ocean (besides water and salt).
18. Hair Rocket [Artist]
I don’t get it, but I like it. Not sure where to go with this one. Maybe your hair looks like a rocket? Or maybe you get rocket hair if you go really fast? Totally lost, but great name based on the confusion factor alone.
17. Let’s Wrestle [Artist]
Band names that are verbal suggestions automatically made this list. Would you like to wrestle? Nah, let’s just be “Let’s Wrestle” and skip right to the chase. Let’s freakin wrestle! Like sumo wrestlers! Come on!!!
16. Does It Offend You Yeah? [Artist]
These guys have been around for some time but this name always kills me. A provocative line if you may… almost as if more offensive nature is on its way.
Girl: Oh my gosh, look at that nude mannequin
Guy: Wha? I don’t get it… what’s wrong with it?
Girl: The mannequin is just wearing underwear…
Guy: Does it offend you?
Girl: …..
Guy: Yeah?
15. Francis International Airport [Artist]
Well this is an airport in Grand Theft Auto. A band named themselves after it. Awesome. First airport-named band ever.
14. The Cloud I’m Under [Artist]
These guys must have birds drop doo-doo on them all day (metaphorically speaking). A phrase like this carries a lot of gravity and the creativity for them naming themselves for such a heart-breaking spell of a phrase is noteworthy enough to make them #14 on our list.
13. I Call Fives [Artist]
No, they didn’t name themselves Save My Seat, I’ll Be Back In About Five Minutes But It Might Be Longer So Just Hold My Seat For Me, although that would be rad too. These guys apparently stick to the mantra of “move your meat, lose your seat” and really mean it. Short, but to the point. Fantastic.
12. Unthanks [Artist]
These guys created one of the shortest yet, most powerful band names on this list. We’ve all been there – when you thank someone for doing something only to find out they lied and didn’t do jack. Damn you liar! I thanked you for nothing, you jerk! Well now I’ve got a new one… then next time you run into them, you can unthank them for being the jerk they are. I see a potentially great hashtag on Twitter
@stupidjerk Your BO made me want to vomit at the CVS #unthanks
11. Planningtorock [Artist]
“Look everyone… we’re planning on rocking this weekend, alright? We just don’t know if we’ll have time. My parents are having my Aunt and Uncle over for dinner, our bassist needs to find a babysitter and… you know how it goes. I mean, I have every intention on rocking, but can only speculate at this point. The main thing is we’re planning to rock, okay? Lord knows if Eddies’ guitar is even fixed yet… I can’t give you a more solid answer than that. We’re planning to rock though.”
10. Starfucker [Artist]
This word may seem to violate you as you read it. Its repulsive and gaudy. Its shovenistic and raw. Bands with ‘swear words’ are quite the rebels since they know they’re getting everyone in trouble who listen to them and love every bit of it. iTunes even lists their name as S********r. In fact, it makes the band that much harder to listen to just getting past the name…. but the best part about Starfucker is their album Reptilians is absolutely fantastic. In fact, it might be one of my favorite electro albums this year.
9. X-ray Eyeballs [Artist]
Yet another superhero-themed band name here, but I guess this could be the way of the future. That is, after we have iPods implanted in our heads and all you have to think in your head is ‘X-ray Eyeballs’ and they start playing. Maybe I went too far there.
8. Times New Viking [Artist]
Who needs Times New Roman when you can have Times New Viking? Or maybe Times New Amazonian? Nuff said.
7. Dinner At The Thompson’s [Artist]
I’d love to know what kind of epic meals the Thompsons’ serve. Forget steak and potatoes, we’re doing walrus with a side of tyrannosaurus rex tonight. Confused, but love this one.
6. Ringo Deathstarr [Artist]
Someone’s been watching Wheel and Fortune and might deem themselves quite the expert at the ‘Now & Then’ category.
5. Wakey!Wakey! [Artist]
This falls into the category of “Phrases You Don’t Want To Wake Up To” along with other favorites such as: Good morning sleepyhead! Rise and shine! Get up and do something you lazy fart!
4. Bad Plus [Artist]
Just when you thought ‘bad’ was bad enough on its own, Bad Plus came along and trumped every version of bad you ever considered. That’s right, Bad Plus is the new norm for those who take it to the next level and these guys deserve an A+ for doing so with their name. I guess this will be the new norm since band names are being used up. Think about it… Duran Duran Plus. The Rolling Stones Plus. Sounds way better.
3. German Error Message [Artist]
Isn’t that the worst when you’re messing around with a Mynzspielautomat and you get that darn German Error message and it eats your money? OK, maybe that never happened to you, but if you’ve ever gotten a German Error Message, it might read something like this:
“Error 404 – eigene Fehler Seite erstellen, um die Besucher auf der Website zu behalten. Die eigene 404 Seite kann ruhig sehr kreativ sein, doch Information sollte dennoch da sein.”
Perhaps that’s what these guys are so amped up about?
2. Shit Robot [Artist]
I’d have to say, given the amount I follow robots these days, the majority of them would fall right into the category of ‘Shit Robot’. The best robot I’ve seen over the years is still a tie between Paulie’s robot from Rocky IV and Johnny 5 from Short Circuit. I’m really quite dissapointed with our progress with robots and I’m sure these guys are too, otherwise I would expect “Awesome Robot” to be their band name.. Very, very dissapointed. Great band name, though and worth of our #2 spot!
1. James Pants [Artist]
What more do we need to say about James. His last name is pants. Oh, how we all despise wearing pants! In fact, James knew his name was so obviously good that his album was self-titled. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Pants for passing on the name to their child. Yes, his name is real.
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