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James Acaster's Perfect Sounds BBC Sounds
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4.8 • 184 Ratings
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For James Acaster 2016 is the greatest year for music of all time. Following a breakup James set out to rekindle his love for music by buying hundreds of new and niche releases from 2016. Now he's sharing his obsession with fellow comedians, exploring his favourite albums: from Beyoncé's internet-breaking Lemonade, to Colombian math rock fusion, and everything in between.
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Fatiha El-Ghorri is in Heavn
Heavn by Jamila Woods fuses R&B, Jazz and various other genres including classic indie.
Surely it must appeal to Cure-loving Fatiha! -
Aparna Nancherla & Freetown Sound
Freetown Sound by Blood Orange is such an "immaculate" album that James worries he might burst into tears just talking about it.
Here's hoping Aparna feels the same, otherwise trouble could be afoot. -
Jen Ives & An Escape Into Space
Splendor & Misery is a sci-fi concept album by experimental rap trio Clipping.
Lyrics and soundscapes combine to tell an Afrofuturist story of an escape from oppression into the void of space. Jen Ives prepares to be transported. -
Stuart Laws & ScHoolboy Q
James confesses to being in love with ScHoolboy Q's Blank Face LP.
With a Gangsta rap core but with psychedelic overtones and great production, is there enough to seduce Stuart Laws too? -
Toussaint Douglass & The Life Of Pablo
The ever-polarising Kanye West can be controversial at times but James can't help but like the music. After all, his 2016 album The Life of Pablo has a vein of weirdness running through it that is right up James' street. However, is it a path Toussaint Douglass is willing to tread?
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Fern Brady & The Punk Beyoncé
Black Terry Cat by Xenia Rubinos is a magical album drawing on many influences and described by the artist herself as "a punk Beyoncé".
However, is it enough to impress one of Scotland's finest, Fern Brady?
Customer Reviews
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A great podcast to discover new music whilst dreaming with northern California traffic. James is a great interviewer and listener. -Pedro
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What is this
As an American, I realize I may be missing something about who this guy is, but I’m not really sure what’s going on. Was this guy a famous comedian who had an accident or something? He refers to having some kind of a breakdown but I don’t see anything online about it, other than bombing at some big performance. Maybe it’s a subtle humor, but I can’t tell what the joke is: that 2016 is not the best year in music (it’s quite a claim, and a bizarre one considering in the trailer he admits to not having listened to new music for about a decade.) I guess this is the joke? Seems like a strange premise for an entire series?
I listened to and enjoyed his conversation with Collin from Radiohead. But nothing about this guy makes a lot of sense. I mean, who had a former career as a musician and hadn’t heard Radiohead before 2016?? I guess this guy really commits to a joke or something, but I think I’m missing something.
What is this.