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 be delighted to hear that there are some new classic scrapes to be found here.

(Needless to say that I didn't search for any of the albums or artists featured in the book.)