BBC Radio Podcasts from James Acaster's Perfect Sounds
Fatiha El-Ghorri is in Heavn
Heavn by Jamila Woods fuses R&B, Jazz and various other genres including classic indie.
Aparna Nancherla & Freetown Sound
Blood Orange's 2016 album means so much to James, he worries he might burst into tears.
Jen Ives & An Escape Into Space
James and Jen discuss Splendor & Misery. A sci-fi, concept album by Clipping.
Stuart Laws & ScHoolboy Q
James confesses to being in love with ScHoolboy Q's Blank Face LP.
Toussaint Douglass & The Life Of Pablo
James, Toussaint, Kanye West, 2016...where do we begin?
Fern Brady & The Punk Beyoncé
Black Terry Cat by Xenia Rubinos is a magical album drawing on many influences.
Sadia Azmat & Black Girl Blues
James and Sadia discuss Fetish Bones by Moor Mother.
Sara Barron & Emily's D+Evolution
James presents Sara Barron with Esperanza Spalding's Jazz-Rock-Funk fusion album.
Nathan Caton & an OST to Nothing
James and Nathan try to visualise Wes Borland's imaginary film, Crystal Machete.
Thanyia Moore, Illusion & Destruction
James and Thanyia discuss Mahoroboshiya by Japanese folk singer Ichiko Aoba.
Jayde Adams & Hard Pop Opera
Rien by Perrine en Morceaux has a big sound. But is it too big for Jayde Adams to handle?
Rhys Nicholson & That '70s Funk Thang
Awaken My Love by Childish Gambino gets Rhys Nicholson "Horny... but not for sex".
Charlie George, Vampires and Periods
Will Jenny Hval’s 2016 album, on the theme of blood, be to Charlie George’s taste?
Fatiha El-Ghorri & Cohen's Final Bow
Fatiha and James discuss Leonard Cohen's last album You Want It Darker.
Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes & Bollywave
Ami Dang's Uni Sun is an album inspired by ancient scriptures and modern dance.
Aaron Chen & ОЭЩ МАГЗИУ
An album inspired by the Russian avant-garde is forwarded to Aaron Chen.
Jen Ives & A Journey Into Darkness
Jen embarks on an emotional journey with The Caretaker's Everywhere At The End of Time.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean & Portuguese Fusion Pop Jazz
Bruno Pernadas's 2016 album brings some summer warmth to Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Dai Henwood & Pop Royalty
Carly Rae Jepsen's Emotion: Side B is 110% pure pop. Too sweet for Dai Henwood maybe?
Isy Suttie & International Prog Folk
Will Isy Suttie be won over by Léonore Boulanger's atmospheric album Feigen Feigen?
Chloe Petts On The Quest...
Acaster, Petts, A Tribe Called Quest, 2016.....Nuff said!
Ahir Shah & Baroque Classic Pop
James and Ahir discuss an album inspired by classic art, sculpture and a year in Rome.
Rosie Jones and Isolation Indie Rap
Will Rosie be charmed by The Impossible Kid by Aesop Rock? James has his fingers crossed.
Sikisa Takes A Seat At The Table
Sikisa thought R'n'B was dead... Then came Solange's 2016 album, A Seat At The Table.
Aparna Nancherla & A Rich, Heavy Ethereal Blanket
James introduces Aparna to the cinematic sound of Mirror Breathing by Shield Patterns.
Bonus Sounds: Zach Phillips of OSR Tapes
James chats to OSR Tapes label owner Zach Phillips.
Harriet Kemsley and 'Absolute Chaos!'
Will Harriet warm to experimental album Hello New York by Maher Shalal Hash Baz?
Stuart Laws & Angela Sawyer
Stuart Laws thinks he’s being pranked whilst listening to Angela Sawyer.
Maisie Adam & Who-Pa-Zoo-Tic Sounds
James and Maisie discuss Hartley C White's album Something Better.
Fern Brady & Emo R&B
Fern states from the outset that Half of My Love by Fauxe is not for her… oops.
Bonus Sounds: Anthony Fantano Explains Himself
James delves deeper into the online music community with founder of The Needle Drop.
Sadia Azmat & Cheltenham Trip Hop
James and Sadia discuss the 2016 album One Tusk by Moth Equals.
Nathan Caton & old-school hip hop
Nathan Caton chats to James about Westside Gunn's modern retro hip hop album, Flygod.
Sara Barron & retro indie-pop
Sara feels very Parisian listening to Cate Le Bon’s Crab Day.
Thanyia Moore & Rihanna's ANTI
Thanyia goes on a rollercoaster with one of the world's biggest musical artists, Rihanna.
Bonus Sounds: James' dad - Johnnie Frierson - Have You Been Good To Yourself
James chats to his dad David about Johnnie Frierson's Have You Been Good To Yourself.
Jayde Adams & self-penned gospel
Jayde reminisces life through Johnnie Frierson's Have You Been Good To Yourself.
Harriet Kemsley & Krip Hop
Harriet warms to Wheelchair Sports Camp's avant-garde progressive rap album No Big Deal.
Rhys Nicholson & gothic Americana
Rhys enjoys a negroni to Marissa Nadler's dreamy gothic folk album Strangers.
Charlie George & Kendrick Lamar's untitled unmastered.
Charlie is pushed out of her dad-rock habits by one of the world's most acclaimed rappers.
Toussaint Douglass & eccentric indie
Toussaint thinks James hates him after listening to Four Thing by Four Thing.
Bonus Sounds: Andrew Falkous - Christian Fitness
James and friend David Trent chat to the man behind Christian Fitness, Andrew Falkous .
Maisie Adam & comedic post-punk
Maisie is grabbed by the one-man-band Christian Fitness and This Taco Is Not Correct.
Aaron Chen & dark reggae
Aaron tries to be happy during Mournful Skank's sad and dark reggae album, Ghost Hunter.
Kiri Pritchard-Mclean & experiemental sampling hip hop
Kiri is shoved around by Coin Locker Kid's experimental hip hop album The Salmon of Doubt
Dai Henwood & the house party concept album
Dai Henwood enjoys doing his taxes to Andy Shauf's indie concept album The Party.
BONUS SOUNDS: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood
James visits Colin Greenwood to discuss Radiohead's 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool.
Isy Suttie & a drum duo
Isy Suttie is engulfed by this purely percussive self-titled album from drum duo Rattle.
Chloe Petts & bedroom indie pop
Chloe discovers that Frankie Cosmos' album Next Thing is her kind of music.
Ahir Shah & a blissful sound collage
Ahir finds a blissfully mellow album that he'd like to chop vegetables to.
Rosie Jones & Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool
James and Rosie sit down with Radiohead for the first time, will this win them over?
2016 is back and more perfect than before!
James is back with more albums to prove that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever.
Eleanor Tiernan & Run The Jewels 3
Eleanor wants what hip-hop duo Run The Jewels have.
John Kearns & celebratory North African sampled vinyl
John wants to dance to Tunisian producer and DJ Ghoula's celebratory album Hlib El Ghoula
Rachel Parris & an orchestral art-rock collaboration
Classically trained Rachel dissects this experimental classical album Balter/Saunier.
Jen Brister & experimental Majorcan folk
Jen Brister has a strong reaction to 'Folk Souvenir' by Joana Gomila.
BONUS SOUNDS: Joana Gomila & Dr Judith R Cohen
James talks to Joana Gomila and Dr Judith R Cohen about ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax.
Jack Rooke & thoughtful inventive indie
Jack is over the moon to be introduced to Thoughts Lined Up by Martin Creed.
Alison Spittle & extreme industrial metal
Alison is willing to persevere with End Position by Street Sects.
Dane Baptiste & infinite looping psych rock
Dane enjoys the frantic Nonagen Infinity by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
BONUS SOUNDS: The Tuts
The Tuts take James on a tour of their hometown Hayes.
Suzi Ruffell & The Tut's Update Your Brain
Suzi adores the melodic feminist anthems on this debut punk album.
Guz Khan & generational jazz rap
Guz is up for giving the collaborative self-titled project by Sélébéyone another chance.
Athena Kugblenu & Frank Ocean’s Blonde
Athena is underwhelmed by one of 2016’s most hyped releases.
Gabriel Ebulue & personal beat-fired balladry
Gabriel is excited to be introduced to For Good by Fog.
BONUS SOUNDS: Drummers Adam Betts & Seb Rochford
Adam and Seb bring their drum kits along to talk about Jon Bap's 'What Now?'
Rob Deering & outsider soul music
Rob Deering is up for the challenge of Jon Bap's 'What Now?'.
Nish Kumar & Kevin Abstract's American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story
Nish is blown away by this concept album from Brockhampton's Kevin Abstract.
Sindhu Vee & conceptual club bangers
Sindhu is not judging anyone who wants to listen to Popp by Oval.
BONUS SOUNDS: Akenya, Cam O'Bi and Phoelix on Noname'sTelefone
Three key collaborators share their memories of helping create Noname's debut mixtape.
Kemah Bob & Noname's Telefone
Kemah is a huge fan of this beautiful debut mixtape from rapper Noname.
Felicity Ward & nostalgic American indie
Felicity is super in to Not Good At Spending Time Alone A.K.A. Cleanliness by Market.
Nathaniel Metcalfe & live improvised blues
Nathaniel would like to dig New Guitar Old Hat Knew Blues by Mike Cooper.
BONUS SOUNDS: Jeff Rosenstock, Matthew Crosby & Ed Gamble
A Christmas treat featuring an interview with Jeff Rosenstock about his album Worry.
Mae Martin & Jeff Rosenstock's Worry
Mae Martin is thrilled by the album from which the podcast takes its name.
Jamali Maddix & screamcore rap
Jamali is impressed with SUI // RAP by youngster jiji.
BONUS SOUNDS: Foonyap
Foonyap on the mental and emotional struggles that inspired her album Palimpsest.
Desiree Burch & intricate fragile folk
Desiree is in two minds about Foonyap's Palimpsest.
Phil Wang & electronic Mexican folk
Phil absolutely loves Me Demandó DEMOS by San Cha.
Evelyn Mok & a technophobic metal nightmare
Evelyn is back and introduced to Boy Man Machine by Drose.
Romesh Ranganathan & head-scrambling math rap
Romesh is delighted to discover Badd Timing by The Sooper Swag Project.
BONUS SOUNDS: Cyril Yeterian from Bongo Joe
James explores the mystery behind Songs I-V by Rocks & Waves Song Circle.
Sarah Keyworth & a mysterious choral album
Sarah needs convincing about the story behind Songs I-V by Rocks & Waves Song Circle.
Joe Sutherland & Car Seat Headrest's Teens of Denial
Joe has the pleasure of a massive indie hit for his second appearance on the podcast.
Sophie Duker & a raw, genre-hopping record
Sophie is back and absolutely loves Mal Devisa's debut album Kiid.
Rachel Parris & blissful ambient folk
Rachel is drawn to the folk side of Karima Walker's album.
Kwame Asante & noise rock
Kwame puts in the work for A Self-Help Tragedy by Doomsday Student.
BONUS SOUNDS: Netty Rhodes & the SWeet Recorder Consort
James attempts to learn Morning Thought by Surface To Air Missive from scratch.
Eleanor Tiernan & recorder prog folk rock
Eleanor is challenged by the album A V by Surface To Air Missive.
John Kearns & teenage three piece rock
John prefers the second half of Out of Sight by Falling.
Alison Spittle & dark spoken word
Alison has a strong reaction to Rook to TN34 by eMMplekz.
BONUS SOUNDS: Damien Cluzel
James chats to the guitarist at the heart of both the uKanDanZ and Pixvae albums.
Guz Khan & Ethiopian Crunch
Guz is on board with this hybrid of hard rock and Ethiopian music.
Kemah Bob & Colombian Crunch
Kemah Bob marvels at this brand new genre from the band Pixvae.
Jack Rooke & twisted-pop
Jack meets the NHS nurse Law Holt's cheating diva alter ego in her twisted pop album.
Athena Kugblenu & Japanese folk-indie-jazz fusion
Athena gets into this one of kind album that fuses Japanese folk with many genres.
Gabriel Ebulue & Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Skeleton Tree
Gabriel shares his love for this ominous and emotional album steeped in personal tragedy.
BONUS SOUNDS: Kojey Radical
A bonus conversation with Kojey Radical recorded live at the 6Music Festival.
Dane Baptiste & Kojey Radical’s 23Winters
Hip-hop fan Dane discovers the masterful EP spanning rap, spoken word, and Kojey's dad.
Mae Martin and a drone folk crossover
Mae gets dark and moody to drone folk by Irish singer-songwriter Katie Kim.
Suzi Ruffell & the One Women Orchestra
Suzi is dazzled and slightly confused by this dreamlike Latvian album.
Nathaniel Metcalfe & David Bowie’s Blackstar
Bowie fan Nathaniel revisits his brilliant final album.
Sindhu Vee & Death Grip’s Bottomless Pit
Sindhu Vee puts in the effort for the experimental hip hop trio.
Felicity Ward & Public Speaking
Felicity struggles with the violence in this experimental electronic album.
Nish Kumar & Bon Iver's 22, A Million
Bon Iver fan Nish listens for the first time to the band's 2016 experimental masterpiece.
Sarah Keyworth & bedroom indie-pop
Sarah learns about the hidden depths of this intriguing bedroom indie-pop album.
BONUS SOUNDS: Katie Dey
First bonus episode, an interview with Katie Dey on her music, mental health and twitter.
Evelyn Mok & Malian hip-hop
Evelyn discovers the Malian hip-hop artist named after his own studio.
Rob Deering & 80s stadium-rock-pop
Rob learns to love an album that sounds like stadium rock for an anime film in the 80s.
Desiree Burch & Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition
Desiree discovers the Detroit rapper's Atrocity Exhibition.
Joe Sutherland & grindcore
Joe takes a metaphorical HIIT class with a relentless grindcore album.
Jen Brister & Laura Mvula's The Dreaming Room
Jen discovers why this award-winning album got Laura Mvula dropped from her label.
Jamali Maddix & satanic spirituals
Jamali gets out of his comfort zone with a satanic-spirituals-black-metal fusion album.
Sophie Duker & samba-punk
Sophie shocks James with a secret as they discuss a samba-punk fusion album.
Phil Wang & Eurosceptic hip-hop
Phil gets to grips with a Eurosceptic experimental hip-hop album, and tacos.
Romesh Ranganathan & Beyoncé's Lemonade
Romesh discovers the album that changed James' mind about pop.
This is James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds
James Acaster tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever.