The Chicago hip-hop group Animate Objects returns home for a show this Thursday at Cowboy Monkey, 6 E. Taylor St. Their debut album, “Riding in Fast Cars With Your Momma”, features 11 songs built to rev your engine. Bassist Prashant Vallury took some time to field On The Town’s questions Monday night.

OTT: Animate Objects won the right to play the Rock ‘n’ Vote show last Thursday at the Double Door. Did the show itself rock as hard as your poll results?

PV: Correction, we won the thing. Kinda like Juice to Rejus in the 2008 BCS Championship game. Book it.

OTT: You’ve played many of Chicago’s hotspots, do you have a favorite place to jam?

PV: Have füd? We’ll play.

OTT: Does your music change much in the live setting?

PV: Yes, mainly because we often have no clue what we’re playing to begin with.

OTT: Do you have a favorite song to play live?

PV: “Der Ring des Nibelungen”

OTT: Do you miss playing frequently in Champaign since making the move to Chicago?

PV: Absolutely, Champaign is home for us and will always be. Plus, if I said no, Nate Jones from Brother Embassy would have my head on a stick.

OTT: What should fans expect for Thursday’s show at Cowboy Monkey?

PV: We have a powerpoint presentation on the effects of glacier moulins on the ever-changing global climate. And “Der Ring des Nibelungen.”

OTT: Does Animate Objects have anything in the works for the future?

PV: We plan to open a lint recyclery/Turkish bath in Mahomet after our days of playing are over. But for the near future, we have a tour of Singapore in the works, a showcase at the MTV VMA’s, and a second album to record.

Catch Animate Objects at Cowboy Monkey this Thursday starting at 10 p.m. Cover is $5 and Treologic will also play.