THE TRIP
My new tradition is to spend the week before Memorial Day in Barcelona for the Primavera Sound Festival. Friends fly in from all over the world and we spend a week basking in the sun, eating the most delicious food, drinking cava, gawking at architect Antoni Gaudí’s works and watching our favorite bands play right on the edge of the Mediterranean.

THE TOUR
I spend about 90 percent of my vacation time following the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival around the world. The ATP Festival is truly unique in that it’s independent and closely curated by a band or an artist who is involved with every aspect of the festival. In addition, ATP is always based somewhere with an abundance of proper accommodations—no camping necessary! This past year, I’ve visited London, Tokyo, Minehead (in the United Kingdom) and Barcelona, all while following ATP around like a lost puppy. Most recently, I spent a weekend at ATP curated by Portishead in Asbury Park, New Jersey. At every festival, I always meet a band member or an entire band that loves J.Crew.

THE TUNES
My musical taste varies a lot, and most of the bands I love stopped being great (or being together) in the ’90s. Here’s a short list of songs that are either always in rotation or have been in rotation recently, in no particular order:

“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea,” Neutral Milk Hotel
“The Sweat Descends,” Les Savy Fav
“Don’t Cry No Tears,” Neil Young
“It’s Real,” Real Estate
“Incinerate,” Sonic Youth
“Gold Soundz,” Pavement
“Good Fortune,” PJ Harvey
“Te Amo,” Atlas Sound
“Believe,” CANT
“Lovely Day,” Bill Withers
“Trouble (Chad Valley Remix),” Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
“My Love for You,” ESG
“Real Love,” Factory Floor

As for my karaoke playlist—that’s a completely different ball game!