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James Acaster's Perfect Sounds

Jen Brister & Laura Mvula's The Dreaming Room

James Acaster's Perfect Sounds

BBC

Music

4.8798 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jen and James discuss why the Ivor Novello winning album The Dreaming Room got Laura Mvula dropped from her label. Plus a phone call with Laura's nan.

Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. Fair warning. This episode may contain adult content and strong language. Lovely.

0:15.0

James Acaster here. In 2017, I had a breakdown, and I dealt with that breakdown by buying as much music from 2016 as I possibly could.

0:23.7

As a result, I now own over 600 albums that came out in 2016, and I consider it the greatest year for music of all time.

0:31.2

But it's not enough me being convinced.

0:33.0

I also want to convince each and every single one of you, and a different guest every week.

0:37.7

I'll be sending them an album in advance.

0:39.4

We'll be talking about that album in the pod.

0:42.0

That's the whole podcast.

0:43.5

That's the whole idea.

0:44.7

This week, my guest is Jen Brister.

0:46.6

And the album we're talking about is The Dreaming Room by Laura Mvula.

0:50.8

Oh, my, my.

0:53.3

She cried. Oh, my back. Oh my she's fine.

0:55.0

Oh my mind.

0:56.0

You find you find you whether or is a find you

1:10.8

Whether or not you find

1:13.9

Looking for Peace of Mind.

1:17.1

The Dreaming Room is Laura Mvula's second album.

1:20.2

Laura Mvula is a artist from Birmingham.

1:23.2

She blends all different types of genres really.

1:25.9

She's very hard to categorise.

1:28.4

This album won the Ivan Novello Award.

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