Now on the flip side, I think Darnielle is one of the greatest forces in music today. The guy is nothing but pure awesome from everything I've read about him to date.
Exhibit A (http://pitchfork.com/news/40943-mountain-goats-record-with-death-metal-royalty/)
Exhibit B- pretty much any song he's recorded.
From what I've read of his Decibel articles, they're all usually very entertaining as well.
Respect.