Photo: Courtesy of Chrome Sparks. Go-to fast food on tour:
"Free Taco Bell. (Thank you, SXSW.)"
Favorite karaoke song:
"Prince - 'I Would Die 4 U' (Protip: Scream the 'PYEWWWs')."
Worst on-tour sleep situation:
"Sleeping in all my clothes on the floor in a cold apartment."
Go-to outfit for the stage:
"Blue-and-white striped J.Crew longsleeve because it makes me feel sexy. Black jeans because they hide the inevitable tour stains."
Best random on-the-road purchase:
"Craigslist Omnichord. I don't remember where."
Favorite phone game:
"Airpoker Lite. Bluetooth poker with your homies — copped that idea from STRFKR."
Energy drink of choice:
"Coffee. I do not f*ck with energy drinks."
Best set you've seen lately:
"HITS at Glasslands in Brooklyn."
Favorite album for a long drive:
"Caribou, Swim."
The thing you're most looking forward to at Coachella:
"Seeing my grandparents who live nearby."
Most important item to pack before going on tour (besides instruments):
"Yoga mat."
Best gift from a fan:
"True friendship."
Most days without showering:
"Six."
Most memorable past festival experience.
"I've only been to one. Lolla '12. It was the first time seeing my favorite band at the time, Dirty Projectors. That shook me."
Favorite road-trip game:
"Ghost, a spelling game in which everyone takes turn saying letters, spelling out words, but whoever finishes a word loses. It's more fun than it sounds."
One thing you miss most about being home:
"My Moog. My studio. I'm a studio boy."
Fantasy musician you'd open for (dead or alive):
"Blue Man Group. Dead preferably."
Favorite on-the-road tradition:
"Tinder."
Least favorite place to drive through:
"The Midwest."
If you had to pick a different band name, what would it be:
Malvin and the Chipmunks.