James Acaster's Perfect Sounds

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**James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Alison Spittle & dark spoken word Sep 25, 2020

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Alison has a strong reaction to Rook to TN34, a dark, experimental and comedic spoken word album by the duo eMMplekz.

BONUS SOUNDS: Damien Cluzel Sep 18, 2020

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James chats to the guitarist at the heart of two of his favourite 2016 albums, Awo by uKanDanZ and the self-titled release by Pixvae.

Guz Khan & Ethiopian Crunch Sep 18, 2020

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Guz is on board with this hybrid of hard rock and Ethiopian music that features on the album Awo by uKanDanZ.

Kemah Bob & Colombian Crunch Sep 11, 2020

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Kemah Bob marvels at this self-titled album from the band Pixvae. The album combines traditional South Colombian music with Math Rock to create a brand new genre.

Jack Rooke & twisted-pop Sep 04, 2020

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Jack Rooke meets NHS nurse Law Holt's diva alter ego, a persona who spits and cheats in her twisted pop album City.

Athena Kugblenu & Japanese folk-indie-jazz fusion Aug 28, 2020

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Athena Kugblenu gets into Aragehonzi's one of kind album, Hanatsuoto, that fuses Japanese folk with neo-soul, funk, jazz, rock, indie, and everything in between.

Gabriel Ebulue & Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Skeleton Tree Aug 21, 2020

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Gabriel Ebulue shares his love for Skeleton Tree, the ominous and emotional album steeped in Nick Cave's personal tragedy.

BONUS SOUNDS: Kojey Radical Aug 14, 2020

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A bonus conversation with British rapper and spoken word artist Kojey Radical recorded live at the 6Music Festival, discussing themes of love, his connection to his Ghanaian heritage and his dad.

Dane Baptiste & Kojey Radical’s 23Winters Aug 14, 2020

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Hip-hop fan Dane discovers Kojey Radical's masterful 23Winters for the first time. At 42 minutes the EP spans rap, spoken word, and a conversation with Kojey's dad that covers themes of love, life in London, and their Ghanaian heritage. Which makes James ask, is this really an EP?

Mae Martin and a drone folk crossover Aug 07, 2020

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Mae Martin gets dark and moody to the drone folk crossover album Salt, by Irish singer-songwriter Katie Kim. Plus the track James will judge your music taste on.

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