Product Description : Perfect Sound Whatever The Sunday Times BestsellerThe brand new memoir from James Acaster cult comedian bestselling author of Classic Scrapes undercover cop receiver of cabbagesPERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music and how one mans obsessive quest saw him defeat the bullshit of one year with the beauty of another Because 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 strangersJanuary 2017James 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 moreA constant comfort in Jamess life has been music but hes 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 And so begins a lifechanging 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 collectionLooking back on this yearlong obsession parallels begin to grow between the music and Jamess 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 Some albums are lifechanging 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(IT'S AN USED PRODUCT)