The critics adore them and because they make or break careers, the bands benefit from the glowing reviews/press.

And their fans REALLY like them. I've heard of fans loving those groups and I've heard of bands hating them because of their bulletproof critical appeal. But I've never heard someone being a casual Bjork or Radiohead fan. Because their fans are so noisy, it gives off a false impression of how big they really are.

*** Sidenote ***

I just looked at Radiohead's record sales and they've apparently sold 30M albums!!?? I was a Thom Yorke stan for a while but I had no idea they sold records like that. I figured they were like a notch above The Roots -- a band that could sell around 1M albums for a release and tour but no one really knew about them.

Yeah, there's no reason why Radiohead should be that big.