“Anderson .Paak embraces romance and a sleek retro sound on the superb Ventura”
“Rapper and crooner Anderson .Paak has spent his past four albums proper (the run was interrupted by 2016’s ‘Yes Lawd!’, an accomplished collaboration with LA producer Knxwledge) telling his extraordinary life story, though the order’s been all jumbled up, his rise to fame presented as a big bang that’s ricocheted in all directions – past, present and future. Having broken out with 2014’s ‘Venice’”
“Ventura is much more than a set of Oxnard leftovers.”
“After the hard left turn of Oxnard, Paak sinks back into the bubbly smooth grooves that got him noticed.”
