If a band is good then it's good. If their music appeals to you then it should appeal to you whether they have one fan or ten million fans.
Unless it significantly changes the music, why should the number of people who appreciate it change how you feel about it? Why is that any less bizarre than - say - disliking pie because lots of other people like it too?
I think it's because when the band is obscure and niche, you feel special by liking them, like you have a secret the world doesn't know about, or you're ahead of the curve and more in touch with things than the average person.
If they then become mainstream (without changing their act and "selling out") then it spoils this special relationship or status you feel, but that's got nothing to do with the band - all that's changed is that you can't feel special any more because you like them... and that's exactly my point about hipsters.
FWIW I'm not calling you a hipster and I'm not implying that that's the only reason you might like an artist - plenty of people have a little element of it about themselves and their attitudes, but hipsters turn it up to 11, and it if often seems the single most important aspect to them.
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