James Acaster's Perfect Sounds Podcast
James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever.
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 BeyoncΓ©'s internet-breaking Lemonade, to Colombian math rock fusion, and everything in between.
Episodes to download
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Gabriel Ebulue & Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Skeleton Tree—Series 1
Fri 21 Aug 2020
Gabriel shares his love for this ominous and emotional album steeped in personal tragedy.
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Dane Baptiste & Kojey Radical’s 23Winters
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Hip-hop fan Dane discovers the masterful EP spanning rap, spoken word, and Kojey's dad.
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BONUS SOUNDS: Kojey Radical
Fri 14 Aug 2020
A bonus conversation with Kojey Radical recorded live at the 6Music Festival.
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Mae Martin and a drone folk crossover—Series 1
Fri 7 Aug 2020
Mae gets dark and moody to drone folk by Irish singer-songwriter Katie Kim.
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Suzi Ruffell & the One Women Orchestra—Series 1
Fri 31 Jul 2020
Suzi is dazzled and slightly confused by this dreamlike Latvian album.
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Nathaniel Metcalfe & David Bowie’s Blackstar—Series 1
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Bowie fan Nathaniel revisits his brilliant final album.
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Sindhu Vee & Death Grip’s Bottomless Pit—Series 1
Fri 17 Jul 2020
Sindhu Vee puts in the effort for the experimental hip hop trio.
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Felicity Ward & Public Speaking—Series 1
Fri 10 Jul 2020
Felicity struggles with the violence in this experimental electronic album.
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Nish Kumar & Bon Iver's 22, A Million—Series 1
Fri 3 Jul 2020
Bon Iver fan Nish listens for the first time to the band's 2016 experimental masterpiece.
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Sarah Keyworth & bedroom indie-pop—Series 1
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Sarah learns about the hidden depths of this intriguing bedroom indie-pop album.
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BONUS SOUNDS: Katie Dey—Series 1
Fri 26 Jun 2020
First bonus episode, an interview with Katie Dey on her music, mental health and twitter.
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Evelyn Mok & Malian hip-hop—Series 1
Fri 19 Jun 2020
Evelyn discovers the Malian hip-hop artist named after his own studio.
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Rob Deering & 80s stadium-rock-pop—Series 1
Fri 12 Jun 2020
Rob learns to love an album that sounds like stadium rock for an anime film in the 80s.
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Desiree Burch & Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition—Series 1
Fri 5 Jun 2020
Desiree discovers the Detroit rapper's Atrocity Exhibition.
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Joe Sutherland & grindcore—Series 1
Fri 29 May 2020
Joe takes a metaphorical HIIT class with a relentless grindcore album.
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Jen Brister & Laura Mvula's The Dreaming Room—Series 1
Fri 22 May 2020
Jen discovers why this award-winning album got Laura Mvula dropped from her label.
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Jamali Maddix & satanic spirituals—Series 1
Fri 15 May 2020
Jamali gets out of his comfort zone with a satanic-spirituals-black-metal fusion album.
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Sophie Duker & samba-punk—Series 1
Fri 8 May 2020
Sophie shocks James with a secret as they discuss a samba-punk fusion album.
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Phil Wang & Eurosceptic hip-hop—Series 1
Fri 1 May 2020
Phil gets to grips with a Eurosceptic experimental hip-hop album, and tacos.
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Romesh Ranganathan & BeyoncΓ©'s Lemonade—Series 1
Fri 24 Apr 2020
Romesh discovers the album that changed James' mind about pop.
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This is James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds
Fri 17 Apr 2020
James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever.
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Jen Brister & experimental Majorcan folk—Series 1
Fri 2 Apr 2021
Jen Brister has a strong reaction to 'Folk Souvenir' by Joana Gomila.
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Dane Baptiste & infinite looping psych rock—Series 1
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Dane enjoys the frantic Nonagen Infinity by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
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Suzi Ruffell & The Tut's Update Your Brain—Series 1
Fri 5 Mar 2021
Suzi adores the melodic feminist anthems on this debut punk album.
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BONUS SOUNDS: The Tuts—Series 1
Fri 5 Mar 2021
The Tuts take James on a tour of their hometown Hayes.
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Guz Khan & generational jazz rap—Series 1
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Guz is up for giving the collaborative self-titled project by SΓ©lΓ©bΓ©yone another chance.
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Athena Kugblenu & Frank Ocean’s Blonde—Series 1
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Athena is underwhelmed by one of 2016’s most hyped releases.
