John Darnielle’s house is not rockstar huge, nor rockstar glamorous. It does not have a home theater or rolfing center. It’s modest.

There is an office packed with shelves reflecting his preoccupations: pulp horror and philosophy and religious study. John Darnielle is fascinated with both death metal and the Holy Bible and speaks eloquently of the dark magic and elegance and grace of both.

Now I am going to tell you that, in the study by the stairs, I stepped in a little bit of cat vomit.

I can report that John Darnielle was not embarrassed. Because he knows it is in a cat’s nature to vomit, and because he saw an opportunity for kindness. He loaned me some socks, and they were argyle, warm from the dryer and very soft.

The house has a basement, which John Darnielle describes as “awesome.”

The basement is not particularly awesome.

John Hodgman wrote the press release for the new Mountain Goats album, Transcendental Youth. (via flavorpill.)

The amount that I love John Darnielle is very much.

(via ratsoff)

Can’t wait for the album to be released, except that I can of course. But in secret, the me that’s always on the inside of myself, he can’t wait. At all.

(via unforgettabledetritus)

Source: flavorpill

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