Perfect Sound Whatever

Paperback, 288 pages

English language

Published Aug. 22, 2019 by Headline.

ISBN:
978-1-4722-6030-7
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4 stars (1 review)

Perfect Sound Whatever is a 2019 book by James Acaster charting his project to catalogue the music of 2016, with the aim of proving that 2016 was 'the best year for music ever'.

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I'm not a music nerd. I almost exclusively listen to mainstream artist and only obsess over a few artists. I'm quite sure that I would never lose myself in a rabbit hole trying to find the best albums of a specific year. So I was a bit hesitant going into this book.

But I adore James Acaster's comedy and had to give the audio book a go. And I wasn't disappointed. It took me a time to get into the book but after a while I couldn't get enough. James Acaster links personal stories to the stories of how certain albums came together. It's very personal and he's very honest about struggling with his mental health throughout 2017. If you watched Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 you will discover that this book is almost like a companion piece to that comedy special.

And if you liked James's first book you'll …

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  • Literature