An outdoor midnight show in Malmo, Sweden. It took place in a huge doughnut of grass with speakers all around. A possible once in a lifetime experience.

Classic Album or Artist You Discovered This Year

Lubomyr Melinyk "The Voices of Trees"

Best Film You Saw This Year

La Planete Sauvage by René Laloux. The kind of animation you wish you could dream about every night.

Favorite new gadget, technology, site or application you can't live without

We built an instrument for the US tour. A lot of people call it the Porcupine. It's a big chunk of wood with a bunch of nails in it. We didn't think much of it at first, but now we can't seem to play without it. It makes the woodsiest sounds ever.

Artist You Are Most Excited About In 2009 (any medium)

Midaircondo is a great band from Gothenburg. They have an album coming out in the beginning of next year.

Your Latest Guilty Pleasure

Ginger marmalade on whole wheat french toast (five minutes ago).

What should President Obama change first in 2009?

Ban fossil fuel.

A Memorable/Humorous/Classic Moment on the tour bus/road in 2008

There was a sea of orange chestnut leaves on top of the hills of Maryland on our way to Pittsburgh. We all hate orange, but that scene was just irresistible - and impossible to get into a camera. The same night an owl slept in our bus after we had forgotten to close one of the windows. Man, they're messy creatures.