Your sound has been classified as alt-pop, chill-wave, glo-fi and post-disco. Why do you think people have this obsession with categorising and generalising music? 

I think most people want to try and connect with other people. I guess the middle ground is usually a title. So, if you were to tell someone 'hip hop', they would be like 'okay what comes to mind when you think of hip hop'. It's a nice reference point.

What would you categorise your music as?

It's hard because I'm always changing it. It's pop music. That's the underlying thing in all the different styles.

Is pop music the main category and people have just sub-categorised your music?

Yeah, pretty much. It can get a little ridiculous when you start going too crazy with the categorisation.

Especially when bands create their own genre?

Yeah, it's kind of silly. When that term "chillwave" started coming out, it was almost kind of ridiculous and funny. As soon as other bands start jumping on the bandwagon and wanting to call themselves "chillwave", that's a good time to try and change it up. It was kind of like a big running joke. One of our friends started it for a while and we didn't think it was going to stick. Call it the popular conscious I guess.

Your music has been acclaimed by both critics and fans. In creating new music and changing your style, are you fearful of the possibility that you won't reach the same degree of appreciation?

No, not at all. It doesn't bother me 'cause I feel like if an artist changes their sound and puts out a folk album I think the only way it can fail is if it's down right bad. I guess let the music speak for itself, not the genre. To be honest, I get disappointed when artists don't change. It becomes stale.

Am I right to guess that you are a fan of Radiohead?

Yeah, that's a good example. From Pablo Honey to The King of Limbs; it's unreal. It's like Flying Lotus working with Thom Yorke. It was unreal. They definitely did a good job.

How do you avoid boredom and monotony when playing the same songs over and over at concerts?

Well, we do a little improv and change it around a little bit. There's a ton of last minute things we are always doing, things that we make up on the spot. Surprisingly it doesn't get boring. I feel like every night you want to play better then the night before. It manages to stay fresh. I think, especially with my songs, there is so much going on. There is so much that needs to be done, that you have to pay attention all the time. So it doesn't get boring.

Have you ever planned any alternate versions of your songs or is it simply spontaneity on stage?

Nothing is completely spontaneous, but it will sound different every single time. It's kind of like jazz musicians. They have a certain standard structure and you can do a lot within it, but you don't go too crazy or you will throw everyone off.

When you are on stage, does it feel like you are dreaming?

Yeah, it can get insane. Sometimes its like U2.

It's a nice feeling, isn't it?

Chaz: To be playing at a venue with no one there, to playing in front of these large crowds. It’s unreal.

Well hopefully you don't wake up because it does seem like a nice dream.