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

Watch Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals play “Come Down“, “Heart Don’t Stand A Chance“, “Put Me Thru“ and “Suede“ at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube? Click here: Follow NPR Music: Twitter: Instagram: 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 hip-hop 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 hard-rock edge into the Hi-Tek-produced “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'