Perfect Sound Whatever
Front cover
AuthorJames Acaster
Audio read byJames Acaster
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutobiography
PublisherHeadline Publishing Group
Publication date
22 August 2019
Media typePrint
Audiobook
Pages304
ISBN1472260309

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'. The book is named after the song of the same name by Jeff Rosenstock[1]

Synopsis

In 2017, Acaster broke up with his girlfriend and terminated his relationship with his agent.[2][3] He was also exhausted from recording several live stand up specials and an unrelenting touring schedule. This combination of events left him feeling depressed and lost.[4] Acaster found solace in purchasing music albums from the year 2016, initially as an effort to reconnect with music, something he had previously got great joy from, and felt that he had lost.[5] Eventually, this project saw him purchasing over 500 albums from various artists and genres, the only thing connecting them being the publication year of 2016.[6][7] Eventually, Acaster becomes convinced that 2016 was 'the best year for music ever'.[8][1]

The book lists all the albums that Acaster purchased as part of his project, with a brief description of each one, accompanied by various stories from Acaster's earlier life, his experience playing in the band 'The Wow! Scenario' and the events that led up to the project.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Why James Acaster thinks 2016 was music's best year ever". BBC News. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Perfect Sound Whatever - Record Collector Magazine". Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Perfect Sound Whatever. 22 February 2019. ISBN 978-1-4722-6032-1.
  4. ↑ Steve, Bennett. "Perfect Sound Whatever, by James Acaster". Chortle.
  5. ↑ Deshp, Kavya; e (8 February 2020). "Violent Music - Acaster's 'Perfect Sound Whatever'". Cherwell. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Davies, Hannah. "James Acaster: 'Adulthood is still a bit daunting'". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Comedian James Acaster's second book goes to Headline | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Perfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster". NB. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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