OCTOBER 2008

FEATURES
58 Kings of Leon

The brothers (and cousin)

Followill have conquered the

U.K. with their hip take on classic

Southern rock. But will the new

Only by the Night make them

stars at home? BY DAVID PEISNER

68 The Spin Interview:
Noel Gallagher

The outspoken Britpop pioneer

sets the record straight on drugs,

Jay-Z at Glastonbury, and why,

even with all the fighting, Oasis

are still having more fun than

Radiohead. BY MICHAEL ODELL

78 Of Montreal

Aliens, shaving-cream-filled

coffins, spinning trampolines,

four hours of volleyball…

Welcome to the manic, fantastic,

identity-defying world of

Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes.

BY ANDY BAT TAGLIA

84 Anvil Documentary

This isn’t Spinal Tap; this is the

real thing. How Anvil! The Story

of Anvil may be the documentary

these heavy-metal stalwarts—

and the world—have been

waiting for. BY TOM ROSTON

90 Rock and Politics

Forty-four (get it?) of American

history’s most notorious rock/

politics collisions, from the MC5

to “Misssster Presideeeent.” Plus,

weighing the candidates’ positions

on all things music-related.

“I like the idea
of being a really
exceptional figure,
like an alien
beauty.”

OF MONTREAL’S

KEVIN BARNES, PAGE 78

ON THE COVER

Photographed exclusively for Spin by

Yelena Yemchuk

Styling by Christopher Niquet. Set design by Chelsea

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