BCG Shop News James Acaster 2019 book James Acaster to publish book about obsessive music challenge James Acaster is writing a book called Perfect Sound Whatever

Due to be released in August 2019, it charts an obsessive music challenge he set himself

He explains: "I bought over 500 albums, all released in 2016, because I was having a tough 2017"

James Acaster is to release his second book this summer.

Titled Perfect Sound Whatever, it will focus on his obsession with buying music released in 2016.

The publishers describe the new book as a "hilarious and heartwarming memoir charting an obsessive music challenge which Acaster undertook in order to get his life back on track after a disastrous year."

The Bookseller reports that it will also feature "tales of getting trapped in a New York blizzard, stealing a cookie from Clint Eastwood and disrespecting a pensioner on live TV."

The comedian explains: "This has been a big old project for me and I feel extremely lucky to be able to turn it into a book. I bought over 500 albums, all released in 2016, because I was having a tough 2017 and thank god this book finally gives me something to show for it. This is a book about obsession, mental health and reconnecting with modern day music again. Oh and also about the greatest year for music of all time - 2016."

The new book follows on from the success of his 2017 book, James Acaster's Classic Scrapes.

Richard Roper from publishers Headline says: "James's first book is already a cult classic, and the follow up promises to be even bigger. In Perfect Sound Whatever, he takes us along an uplifting, hysterically funny and genuinely moving journey, complete with a whole new round of vintage scrapes that only James Acaster could wind up in."

Acaster, who has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award a record five times in a row, is currently co-presenting the panel show Hypothetical on Dave. His current live stand-up tour Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 sees him delivering personal material for the first time, including talking about a split from a girlfriend and mental health issues.

Perfect Sound Whatever is expected to be released in August 2019. It will be available to pre-order soon.

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