[1] In 2017, Acaster broke up with his girlfriend and terminated his relationship with his agent.

[2][3] He was also exhausted from recording several live stand up specials and an unrelenting touring schedule.

[4] Acaster found solace in purchasing music albums from the year 2016, initially as an effort to reconnect with music, something he had previously gotten great joy from, and felt that he had lost.

[5] Eventually, this project saw him purchasing over 500 albums from various artists and genres, the only thing connecting them being the publication year of 2016.

[8][1] The book lists all the albums that Acaster purchased as part of his project, with a brief description of each one, accompanied by various stories from Acaster's earlier life, his experience playing in the band 'The Wow!