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“Forever grateful for being introduced to Pixvae. Great podcast all round.”
Taxon rascal via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/15/22
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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”
PedroDexter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/26/22
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“Love the show. A tip for pronouncing Meilyr - it’s more like ‘may-lear’ but the r is a hard r. 🙌 thanks for all the good music recommendations James!”
JGPF1985 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/17/21
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“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...”Read full review »
evanseesred via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/14/21
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“Acaster bringing more quality humour and wit to our ears, and a great deep dive into his wide-ranging music interests and finds from the ‘breakdown period’ of his life.
The guests always are so great too!
Love this! Such a great podcast.”
D.Soph via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/28/21
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“my dad has continued to almost exclusively wear hawaiian shirts throughout lockdown”
TheidoreF via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/11/21
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“I like this podcast setup and it made me feel passionate about listening to music again and to discover what else it out there.”
Punk_dreams via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/11/21
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“Listening to this all day is the best thing about wfh.”
CJ Silvef via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/08/21
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“Every time I think I’ve got Acaster figured out, he goes and does something above and beyond. The regular interviews with celebs are great, but his interviews with musicians, music historians, etc are where you can actually appreciate how much Acaster has learned about music, music making and...”Read full review »
RafGar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/01/21
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“Great idea and great podcast!”
etledigtbrugernavn via Apple Podcasts ·
Denmark ·
03/20/21
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“This guy changed the way I have listened to music! The episodes are funny and the added info makes listening to the albums so enjoyable. 10/10 recommend.”
Anna B 17 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/19/21
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“This podcast is everything I love about James Acaster: absurd, entertaining and yet somehow informative.”
PhdNerd28 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/01/21
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“This is a great podcast. Don't always love the music - and sometimes neither do the guests, which is perfect. The conversation surrounding each album is tender and thoghtful, so even for the challenging albums I'm left with insight and background I wouldn't have had otherwise. His...”Read full review »
MrTea! via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/19/21
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“So much fun to listen to & a bonus that my music library is growing with each episode!”
Karsuv via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/03/21
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“Love the podcast and recommend it to all my friends. I hope he does an episode of LP’s Lost on you.”
Beckky_O via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/11/21
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“I loved the book and was very excited to find the podcast.
One of the best parts of my week is listening to the albums- some of my favorites were A Self Help Tragedy, AV, Worry, and Flood Network.
It’s like a book club except Better!”
londoon007 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/07/20
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“I’m really enjoying listening to this whilst reading James’ book alongside it. The podcast makes me laugh every time but also lovely to hear about music I would never know about otherwise.”
LeonaListens123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/13/20
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“Can’t get enough of James.”
Laty Ham via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
11/09/20
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“I’m having a freaking blast listening to these!”
Hggdshhf via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/07/20
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“The best”
The Flon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/08/20
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“I just felt sad this only had one one star rating. 2016 was a great year for music (Last Shadow Puppets AND Pentatonix Christmas album!) and it deserves more appreciation than it has received so far. I am glad this podcast is out here to fight this fight”
agne.kotryna via Apple Podcasts ·
Lithuania ·
09/26/20
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“James’ long-held appreciation for music really shines through on this podcast, and it’s great to hear well thought-out commentaries by his guests, but the best episodes by far are the ones where James and a pleasantly surprised guest get blown away and gush about an obscure artist you’ve never...”Read full review »
aeolianblue via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/07/20
“Great podcast - just what I needed to reignite my love for music 💛
This podcast is going to cost me a lot of money! 🙈
I’d like to make a 2016 music recommendation... Centerfold by Mothxr”
Oopsydaisy86 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/28/20
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“I’m not a big music person - like, I don’t seek out new musicians to listen to and I can’t pretty much never identify why i like what i like. But listen to this podcast I’ve heard so many bands I never would have heard of and who I’m now excited to listen to.
Can’t wait for the book to arrive!”
mushdrewms via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/25/20
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“This podcast has been an absolute god send. I was one of those that have abandoned new music. I live away from my music mates so this podcast fills a void with regard to that sort of chat. Great find.”
AnnieCrampier via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/25/20
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“Don’t get me wrong, I love Acaster’s comedy like everyone else. But you can tell he cares deeply about music and enjoys talking about it with his interesting guests. Great podcast.”
JPYule via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/19/20
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“I love James and his guest are wonderfully game to try something new. But that last one sounded so much like Lisa Germano. Look her up.”
PiqueHubby via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/09/20
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“I love James’ comedy but when I found out about the book, I was so excited. I love every second of it and was even more excited when I saw he’d turned this project into a podcast. I love hearing how passionate he is about music and learning about new stuff to listen to.”
carrot137 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/06/20
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“If you are a fan of James, he’s comedy and his Off Menu podcast this will not disappoint. More of his quick wit, easy story telling and chatting with guests in a style that you can imagine them chatting down the pub. The added bonus, if you’re a music lover, or simply open to discovering new...”Read full review »
Claire Pitters via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/26/20
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“James is the funniest man in Britain. Fact.”
Tefkar via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
07/12/20
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“Great podcast. I’ve been listening to the podcast then listening to the album straight after. Discovered some gems and also learnt what I definitely don’t like. James’s energy and knowledge about each album is brilliant to listen to.”
Robbo36 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/08/20
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“His comedy is hilarious and it’s nice to get to know another side of him. Best of all, you get to hear some great music and the stories behind them. I’m excited for the whole season.”
Throwaway59003892 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/03/20
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“I look forward to this podcast coming out every week.”
Ashhollow via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/03/20
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“it’s a dope listen. please do frank ocean’s blonde soon.”
myfavpomcast via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/20
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“James is usually funny but the guests on this are just bad and Ruin it he needs better guests”
11111111111112121212121 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/21/20
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“James Acaster has turned a very difficult time in his life into a positive look at all kinds of music. His openness to all genres and very unique (sorry James’s dad) perspective is a welcome and uplifting distraction during these strange times. Thank you James!!!”
Flavory Llama via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/20/20
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“As ever James is a bit weird and a bit wonderful. Love the sincerity of his devotion to the music . The music so far has been challenging.......”
Disappointedusrt via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/29/20
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“Honestly James might be my favourite person that I’ve never met. I really recommend his book on the same topic too. It introduced me to the amazing Andy Shauf. I was first drawn to James for his comedy as I find him hilarious and love hearing about his classic scrapes!”
Kylewatt86 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/28/20
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“I love James passion for music, his enthusiasm is infectious, I love the research into the background, however I’d listened to them all so far and enjoyed them all but he’d not convinced me 2016 was the ‘best’ year for music, none of the choices quite sold me until the Laura Mvula album, which I...”Read full review »
Karlos Denver via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/28/20
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“I really love this podcast and the spectrum of music being featured! The brief context of the album that James provides is great and really situates the music in its political and social context. The podcast does something that is both smart and funny and I am so glad I found this. 2016 could...”Read full review »
slowdaysfast via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/19/20
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“So glad for this!”
Angie Rocks via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/16/20
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“I loved James’s honesty around why he is so passionate about 2016 music. Being open about mental health and normalising it is an huge added bonus however the 98% of the podcast is about music. Some artists I’ve heard of and currently most I haven’t. I really live listening though because it’s a...”Read full review »
Fantasy reader 81 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/15/20
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“Very funny and introduces me to music i wouldn’t otherwise listen to :)”
agata1989 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/11/20
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“I think James is brilliant and even better than normal - super personal. There are some guests who are honest and interesting.
My only problem is the sound levels are awful. The music and sound clips are louder than the vocal chat. It makes for difficult listening,”
RhiBar via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/09/20
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