And wonderful world, why are you full
of endless monotony and tiresome fools?

I used to listen to the first album by Del Amitri, a Scottish pop band, regularly in the late '80s. They've "matured" their sound beyond recognition (and beyond my interest, unfortunately), but I note that a new album has been released in the UK this spring.

Recently lead Amitri Justin Currie was interviewed by the Independent, including this strangely critical comment:
"A lot of the music our fans like, we kind of abhor really," continues Currie, doggedly. "You know: Deacon Blue. And I always suspect that a certain percentage of our audience has at least one Beautiful South record. And that's quite depressing."