I agree. They are absolutely one of my all-time favorite bands, and it's criminal that they aren't "bigger". They've gotten where they are through sheer moxie. Their talent level as musicians is very high, and Britt Daniel's talent as a songwriter is off the charts.
I engineered their very first release, The Nefarious EP, which ended up being distributed by Matador. I recorded it in Britt's living room on a pair of DA-88s through a pair of Mackie 1604 "mixing boards"! Just another example of the artist being much more important than the gear.