Nobody REALLY likes Belle and Sebastian right? Right? I mean, even you Brits are aware that they're awful, whiney twerps right? The bee's knee's my ass.
The reason the current batch of Brit popsters have bombed in the U.S. is that we Americans prefer Brit bands with swagger and attitude. Swagger mind you, not mindless posturing (sorry Liam).
The Stones, the Beatles, the Who, U2, even Oasis and the Verve a little bit. What do they have in common? None of them are "precious", none of them whine, none of them are shoe gazers. None of them look, act and sing like they'd just as soon sit down with their cat (no girlfriend) and have a good cry as they would rock out.
The minute the Isles start producing more bands like U2, the Kinks and the Who again there will be another British Invasion. Until then please keep national treasures like Belle and Sebastian on your side of the Atlantic. PLEASE.
MAP