BANKS: I’m good. I just got back to L.A. from New York. It was hectic, just like New York always is.

TYLER: What did you do?

BANKS: I did a shoot for Interview, which was cool, and I had a little show. It was just a little two-song showcase thing for Universal.

TYLER: You like that stuff?

BANKS: Sometimes.

TYLER: What don’t you like about it? Like, going around to four or five different places, saying the same shit. I think that shit is stupid.

BANKS: Yeah, that’s my least favorite part about it. It feels like you’re repeating yourself all the time. “Where are you from?” or “What is this song about?” It’s not like the answers change, so then you just end up saying the same thing all day. My favorite part is making the music, obviously.

TYLER: I like “Haunt.” That one has a really cool, unique sound. I just thought I’d tell you.

BANKS: That’s really awesome to hear. I did that with DJ Dahi.

TYLER: Do you have a favorite song?

BANKS: On the new album? It changes from hour to hour. Because you mentioned “Haunt,” I’m thinking about it, so I’ll say “Haunt.” Do you have a favorite song on your album?

TYLER: On my most recent one, it’s the last song. It’s called “Okaga, CA,” and it just sounds like the perfect date or, like, that moment when the sun is setting or something. Like I captured a moment in six minutes. It’s really cool. That’s why my favorite songs are my favorite songs because they just feel like a certain moment, or a certain photo, just a snapshot for whatever three or four minutes the song is.

BANKS: Yeah. Sometimes I get vivid memories of how I felt when I was making them.

TYLER: Especially depending on where you were. Something as deeply rooted as if you were in a relationship.

BANKS: Exactly, and how the idea came, and why and who you were around, and stuff like that.

TYLER: Do you like New York?

BANKS: I think I love it, but sometimes I feel like it’s really overwhelming. It depends. Right now I am feeling a little uninspired by L.A., which I tend to feel every few years. Maybe it’s because I haven’t toured in a while. When I got to New York last week, I was just, “Maybe I should stay here for a couple of months, and I will feel really inspired,” but then by the last day, I was like, “Maybe I couldn’t handle it.” It’s just so nonstop and it feels like you can never have a moment of calm to yourself, even when you are indoors. You hear honking and stuff all the time.

TYLER: I feel the same way. It’s cool for three days, but then it gets to the point where I want to see the sky, and I think walking on the sidewalk without a lot of people is cool. I think, “I got to go back to Los Angeles.”