{"product_id":"9781472260314","title":"Perfect Sound Whatever : THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Acaster, James, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/09\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Headline Book Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Headline Publishing Group,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Autobiography: arts \u0026amp; entertainment\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472260314\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e*The Sunday Times Bestseller*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brand new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author of Classic Scrapes, undercover cop, receiver of cabbages. PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music, and how one man's obsessive quest saw him defeat the bullshit of one year with the beauty of another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause that one man is James Acaster, it also includes tales of befouling himself in a Los Angeles steakhouse, stealing a cookie from Clint Eastwood, and giving drunk, unsolicited pep talks to urinating strangers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Acaster wakes up heartbroken and alone in New York, his relationship over, a day of disastrous meetings leading him to wonder if comedy is really what he wants to be doing any more. A constant comfort in James's life has been music, but he's not listened to anything new for a very long time. Idly browsing 'best of the year' lists, it dawns on him that 2016 may have been a grim year for a lot of reasons, but that it seemed to be an iconic year for music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so begins a life-changing musical odyssey, as James finds himself desperately seeking solace in the music of 2016, setting himself the task of only listening to music released that year, ending up with 500 albums in his collection. Looking back on this year-long obsession, parallels begin to grow between the music and James's own life: his relationship history, the highs and lows of human connection, residual Christian guilt, and mental health issues that have been bubbling under the surface for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome albums are life-changing masterpieces, others are 'Howdilly Doodilly' by Okilly Dokilly, a metalcore album devoted to The Simpsons' character Ned Flanders, but all of them play a part the year that helped James Acaster get his life back on track.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37650350506137,"sku":"9781472260314","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781472260314.jpg?v=1609430177","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9781472260314","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}