James Acaster's Perfect Sounds Archiv
117 Episoden
27 Minuten
Heavn by Jamila Woods fuses R&B, Jazz and various other genres including classic indie.
Surely it must appeal to Cure-loving Fatiha!
Surely it must appeal to Cure-loving Fatiha!
29 Minuten
Freetown Sound by Blood Orange is such an "immaculate" album that James worries he might burst into tears just talking about it.
Here's hoping Aparna feels the same, otherwise trouble could be afoot.
Here's hoping Aparna feels the same, otherwise trouble could be afoot.
27 Minuten
Splendor & Misery is a sci-fi concept album by experimental rap trio Clipping.
Lyrics and soundscapes combine to tell an Afrofuturist story of an escape from oppression into the void of space. Jen Ives prepares to be transported.
Lyrics and soundscapes combine to tell an Afrofuturist story of an escape from oppression into the void of space. Jen Ives prepares to be transported.
29 Minuten
James confesses to being in love with ScHoolboy Q's Blank Face LP.
With a Gangsta rap core but with psychedelic overtones and great production, is there enough to seduce Stuart Laws too?
With a Gangsta rap core but with psychedelic overtones and great production, is there enough to seduce Stuart Laws too?
29 Minuten
The ever-polarising Kanye West can be controversial at times but James can't help but like the music. After all, his 2016 album The Life of Pablo has a vein of weirdness running through it that is right up James' street. However, is it a path Toussaint Douglass is willing to tread?
26 Minuten
Black Terry Cat by Xenia Rubinos is a magical album drawing on many influences and described by the artist herself as "a punk Beyoncé".
However, is it enough to impress one of Scotland's finest, Fern Brady?
However, is it enough to impress one of Scotland's finest, Fern Brady?
24 Minuten
Fetish Bones by Moor Mother delivers a powerful message via a sonically abrasive backdrop.
Labelled by the artist herself as Black Girl Blues, Project Housing Bop or Slaveship Punk, it's an album that demands the listener's full attention.
However, was it enough to hold Sadia Asmat's attention?
Labelled by the artist herself as Black Girl Blues, Project Housing Bop or Slaveship Punk, it's an album that demands the listener's full attention.
However, was it enough to hold Sadia Asmat's attention?
30 Minuten
Emily's D+Evolution, a brilliant Jazz-Rock-Funk fusion album by Grammy Award winning Esperanza Spalding, is usually the last thing Sara Barron would listen to.
However, some finely crafted lyrics start to reel her in.
However, some finely crafted lyrics start to reel her in.
28 Minuten
Wes Borland you may remember as the guitarist in '90s rock/rap outfit Limp Bizkit. In 2016 he released Crystal Machete, a soundtrack to an imagined film.
James and Nathan try to imagine what that film would look like.
James and Nathan try to imagine what that film would look like.
29 Minuten
Mahoroboshiya by Japanese folk singer Ichiko Aoba is an album with such a delicate and intimate feel that James can't help but relax to it.
However, is it enough to chill '90s R'n'B-loving Thanyia Moore?
However, is it enough to chill '90s R'n'B-loving Thanyia Moore?
29 Minuten
Rien by Perrine en Morceaux has a sound so big, it envelopes James and (in his words) makes him feel like a little boy. But is it too big for Jayde Adams to handle?
26 Minuten
Awaken My Love was a massive left turn for Childish Gambino and produced one of the best songs of 2016 in the form of Redbone.
Influenced by George Clinton's '70s band Funkadelic but with modern techniques, it made Rhys Nicholson "Horny... but not for sex".
Influenced by George Clinton's '70s band Funkadelic but with modern techniques, it made Rhys Nicholson "Horny... but not for sex".
28 Minuten
Jenny Hval’s 2016 concept album, on the theme of blood, is a collection of light and beautiful melodies interspersed with dark and haunting soundscapes.
James tasks Charlie George to have a listen and report back.
James tasks Charlie George to have a listen and report back.
28 Minuten
Fatihah El Ghorri, by her own admission, loves Cliff Richard and Shrek. So will the mournful, gravelly tones of Leonard Cohen appeal to her?
28 Minuten
Ami Dang, a classically trained sitar player, fuses ancient Sikh hymns and poems of Gurus with a modern dance feel and calls it "Bollywave".
Will it be enough to sweep Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes off her feet?
Will it be enough to sweep Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes off her feet?
