Band names

Me and Phoebe discussed many band names, including  "CAKE" - this was originally what we planned to call our band and wanted to create a cake smashing photoshoot around, before deciding on something fits our branding more.

We liked on this name as not only did we want something simple, but a deeper meaning is that cake is something sweet, but stylised with capital letters is implied as being shouted rather than just said, which symbolises how our group is intended to be celebratory of typically "sweet" feminine things (lipstick, glitter, the colour pink) but also have a strong, aggressive edge.

Additionally, through our teacher and further research, I found out that cake is a type of drug - while this was an unintended link, it fits in with our video, which has very psychedelic/trippy shots, and use of a kaleidoscope. Additionally, both mine and Phoebe's performances are intended to come off as slightly deranged, which is a further link.

CAKE was a suggestion I made, and was originally inspired by the line "I want to be the girl with the most cake" from 'Doll Parts' by the riot grrrl band Hole, as well as the song 'Cake' by indie/punk musician FREAK (whose name is also stylised in all capital letters).

However, after realising that we had no imagery or lyrics relating to cake in any way, we changed our name to "CAN'T SLEEP" - again, we decided to stylize it with capital letters.
We decided that this fitted our brand more, as not only do we show a sign in our video that says "I can't get no sleep", but as previously mentioned, we as band member's act in a deranged fashion, and Phoebe's character is given a deliberate messy/sleep-deprived look (smudged makeup, messy hair etc).

Previous names suggested include

Blush
Cake Slice
Lonely Hearts Club