Anderson. Paak The Free Nationals NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Set List: Come Down Heart Don t Stand A Chance Put Me Thru Suede Credits: Producers: Abby O Neill, Bobby Carter, Niki Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Niki Walker, Claire Hannah Collins, Nickolai Hammar; Production Assistant: Sophie Kemp; Photo: Cameron Robert, NPR. 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 this R B. It s been a slow build for. Paak, who released a few mixtapes before his 2014 debut