childhood, fake orgasms, and the
art of oversharing.

FEATURES

FEBRUARY 2009
40 LILY ALLEN

From wild child to homebody, it’s

been an eventful few years for

the mouthy British songstress. On

the heels of her fine new album,

she muses candidly on her rocky

TURE LILLEGRAVEN

Inside

48 BIG IN ’09

What do these nine stellar acts

have in common? Not much on the

surface, but this year expect them

all to make a lot of noise.

48 LADYHAWKE

50 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

53 GLASVEGAS

54 CUT OFF YOUR HANDS

55 BON IVER

56 ANDREW BIRD

59 THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW

60 N.A.S.A.

61 CHARLES HAMILTON

62 BARBERSHOP
QUARTET

For the four guys known as OC

Times, stardom is relative. But can

these cult heroes shake off a goofy

stereotype and move an antiquated

art form into the mainstream?

70 THE SPIN
INTERVIEW:
BRANDON FLOWERS

Being in the Killers means never

having to say you’re sorry. Their

frontman reveals what drives “the

best British band from America” and

what he does after he shaves (yum!).

ON THE COVER

Lily Allen, photographed for SPIN by

Ellen von Unwerth. Styling by Karl

Plewka. Hair by James Rowe for D+V

Management. Makeup by Lucia Pica

for Management Artists. Set design

by Anna Burns for LGA. Production by

JN Production. Manicure by Marian

Newman for Streeters. Vivienne

Westwood Gold Label Corset, Piers

Atkinson “Florette” headpiece, Bulgari

earrings and bracelet, Asprey “Calla

Lilly” ring, Falke hosiery.

“I’M AT AN AGE

WHEN, IF I’M

AS GOOD AS

SPRINGSTEEN OR

BOWIE, I SHOULD BE

PUTTING OUT MY

BEST STUFF.”

—Brandon Flowers, page 70

8 FEBRUARY 2009 / SPIN.COM: IT’S MAGICALLY DELICIOUS!