John Darnielle's vocal support of Kaki King's axe-slaying abilities has led to a tour and limited six-track EP. The co-headlining trek—dubbed "The Last Happy Night of Your Life"—touches down in Chicago on October 13 and finishes up with dates in Brooklyn and New York on November 8-9. The pair's

Due medical reasons, John Darnielle has been forced cancel the Australian The Mountain Goats tour scheduled for April.

In case you haven't already heard, a new Mountain Goats album is on the way through 4AD on February 19. It's called Heretic Pride and features appearances from

For today's top ten, we are turning to The Mountain Goats head honcho John Darnielle.