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Peckham, with my partner. I’ve lived there for about four years now.

Bus, taxi or Tube?

The Tube is my favourite — having travelled a lot, you see how good London’s transport actually is. It’s also kind of fun to treat the Tube as an assault course — there’s a competitive element to getting through the station as quickly as possible.

Last play you saw?

Faith, Hope and Charity by Alexander Zeldin at the National — it’s amazing. It’s about social injustice and is incredibly visceral to watch.

Favourite shop?

I’ve started using BYO in my neighbourhood, which is a sustainable shop that cuts down on plastic — it has been life-changing. You can do all of your grocery shopping without needing single-use plastic. You can get everything from laundry detergent to pasta.

What would you do if you were Mayor for the day?

I would create a new bank holiday, when every Londoner has to plant a tree or do something else beneficial for the environment.

Where do you go to let your hair down?

Anywhere along Kingsland Road — there are so many options for late-night spots around there. My bandmates all live in London and I go out with them a lot.

What is the best meal you’ve had?

Trattoria in Newington Green: fresh pasta and Campari sodas with good friends on a summer’s evening. Artusi is also one of my favourites — it’s an Italian restaurant in Peckham and I love it.

If you could buy any building and live there, which would it be?

The St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. I love the grandeur of it and I’ve had some great parties there.

Best thing a cabbie has ever said to you?

I left my phone in a black cab and the driver managed to come back with it the next day — even though it was well out of his way. It was so touching.

Favourite pub or club?

The Old Nun’s Head in Nunhead has a great quiz and different food every night, which is all equally delicious. Club-wise, Fabric is a real institution and I feel like London is kind of lacking in parties these days — I’m really glad that they kept it open.

What do you collect?

Posh soaps. I have a backlog of about 10 bars. I buy soap all the time — my favourite is from Santa Maria Novella, and I like to pick up soap from countries I’m visiting on tour as a kind of souvenir.

What are you up to at the moment?

Rehearsing the songs from Everything not Saved Will be Lost — Part 2. I’ve got about a week of rehearsals and then we are starting to play some shows and get back on tour for the album release.

Foals’ sixth album, ‘Everything not Saved Will be Lost — Part 2’, is out 18 Oct