Ventura - Anderson .Paak

It came as something of a surprise to me when a new wave of musicians started revisiting 80s soul/dance/boogie and taking it on as an influence.

This was the soundtrack to a large part

of my youth and it had been widely disparaged for years until people like Thundercat, Kaytranada, and Anderson .Paak came along.

I bought this LP off the back of Make It Better and it arrived in the midst of a glut of good new tunes, so the album probably hasn't received the turntable time it deserves.

At the end of the thanks list, .Paak says 'P.S. I made a song with Smokey Fucking Robinson!!' and I find that strangely moving.