Anderson. Paak The Free Nationals: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

August 15, 2016 by BOBBY CARTER Good luck trying to classify Anderson. Paak and his band The Free Nationals. Much of their sound is layered atop a soulful hiphop foundation; from there, your safest bet is to call it a hodgepodge of genres in the best way possible. Guitarist Jose Rios and bassist Kelsey Gonzalez inject a hardrock edge into the HiTekproduced Come Down, this set s opening number. When you hear them play the first few jazz chords of Heart Don t Stand A Chance, it s hard to simply call