[neil_swann80]

I'll give it a listen, thanks!

But despite my "Barbaric" comment, I can't actually listen to anything when I read.

Update: I've found listening to "white noise" combined with some active noise cancelling headphones helps when stuck reading in noisy areas. I quite like rain, woodland sounds or an industrial hum, played on a loop. I tend to try and pair the variant of white noise to the theme/genre.