Alison Spittle & dark spoken word
Alison has a strong reaction to Rook to TN34, a dark, experimental and comedic spoken word album by the duo eMMplekz.
Sep 25, 2020•23 min
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.
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Episodes
BONUS SOUNDS: Damien Cluzel
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.
Sep 18, 2020•21 min
Guz Khan & Ethiopian Crunch
Guz is on board with this hybrid of hard rock and Ethiopian music that features on the album Awo by uKanDanZ.
Sep 18, 2020•27 min
Kemah Bob & Colombian Crunch
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.
Sep 11, 2020•26 min
Jack Rooke & twisted-pop
Jack Rooke meets NHS nurse Law Holt's diva alter ego, a persona who spits and cheats in her twisted pop album City.
Sep 04, 2020•24 min
Athena Kugblenu & Japanese folk-indie-jazz fusion
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.
Aug 28, 2020•26 min
Gabriel Ebulue & Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Skeleton Tree
Gabriel Ebulue shares his love for Skeleton Tree, the ominous and emotional album steeped in Nick Cave's personal tragedy.
Aug 21, 2020•28 min
BONUS SOUNDS: Kojey Radical
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.
Aug 14, 2020•28 min
Dane Baptiste & Kojey Radical’s 23Winters
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?
Aug 14, 2020•27 min
Mae Martin and a drone folk crossover
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.
Aug 07, 2020•27 min
Suzi Ruffell & the One Women Orchestra
Suzi is dazzled and slightly confused by the album Conarium, based on the dreams of its creator, Latvian musician Elizabete Balčus
Jul 31, 2020•24 min
Nathaniel Metcalfe & David Bowie’s Blackstar
Bowie fan Nathaniel revisits his brilliant final album released just two days before his death.
Jul 24, 2020•27 min
Sindhu Vee & Death Grip’s Bottomless Pit
Sindhu Vee puts in the effort and learns to really like this album from experimental hip hop trio Death Grips.
Jul 17, 2020•24 min
Felicity Ward & Public Speaking
Felicity Ward struggles with Caress, Redact, the stripped-back experimental electronic album by Public Speaking that's all about violence.
Jul 10, 2020•26 min
Nish Kumar & Bon Iver's 22, A Million
Bon Iver and folk music fan Nish Kumar listens for the first time to the band's 2016 experimental electronic masterpiece 22, A Million.
Jul 03, 2020•27 min
Sarah Keyworth & bedroom indie-pop
Sarah Keyworth learns about the hidden depths of Katie Dey's intriguing bedroom indie-pop album, Flood Network. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
Jun 26, 2020•24 min
BONUS SOUNDS: Katie Dey
The first bonus episode, an interview in Melbourne with artist Katie Dey on identity, the internet and mental health, and her 2016 album Flood Network.
Jun 26, 2020•25 min
Evelyn Mok & Malian hip-hop
Evelyn discovers the Malian hip-hop artist Luka Productions, named after his own studio, and his 2016 album Mali Kady. Plus 'Kettering Is Nice' makes its debut. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
Jun 19, 2020•24 min
Rob Deering & 80s stadium-rock-pop
Rob learns to love Beyond the Fleeting Gales by Crying, an album described by James as stadium rock for an anime film in the 80s. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
Jun 12, 2020•26 min
Desiree Burch & Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition
Desiree discovers Detroit rapper Danny Brown's album Atrocity Exhibition, aka CeeLo and Andre 3000's lovechild. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
Jun 05, 2020•26 min
Joe Sutherland & grindcore
Joe Sutherland takes a metaphorical HIIT class, with the grindcore metal-classical fusion album Discordia by Bologna Violenta. Plus Tilda Swinton's got a new project. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
May 29, 2020•25 min
Jen Brister & Laura Mvula's The Dreaming Room
Jen and James discuss why the Ivor Novello winning album The Dreaming Room got Laura Mvula dropped from her label. Plus a phone call with Laura's nan. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
May 22, 2020•25 min
Jamali Maddix & satanic spirituals
Jamali gets out of his comfort zone with the African American spirituals, satanic, black metal fusion album Devil is Fine by Zeal & Ardor. Plus, Buffy and Angel make a comeback. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
May 15, 2020•21 min
Sophie Duker & samba-punk
Sophie shocks James with a musical secret, as they discuss the samba-punk fusion album MM3 by Meta Meta. Plus, who is the Brazilian Tina Turner? Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
May 08, 2020•24 min
Phil Wang & Eurosceptic hip-hop
Phil Wang gets to grips with the 2016 Eurosceptic experimental hip-hop album United Diktatürs of Europe, by Anarchist Republic of BZZZ. Plus why instruments are like tacos. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
May 01, 2020•22 min
Romesh Ranganathan & Beyoncé's Lemonade
Romesh Ranganathan discovers the world's best-selling album of 2016... but, more importantly, the album that turned James onto pop. Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter
Apr 24, 2020•24 min
This is 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.
Apr 17, 2020•4 min
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