Former RHCP guitarist John Frusciante has had a stylistically indefinable solo career, and “Enclosure” continues this trend. His brooding, guitar–driven ballads are gone, replaced with layers of synths and frenetic, industrial drum parts. “Enclosure” is Frusciante’s most bizarre effort, and it doesn't necessarily work for him; the strangeness of the album often feels contrived. There’s also a definite lack of cohesion, both between songs and within songs, that becomes distracting over the course of the album. With neither a standout ethos nor any songs that are readily accessible in a pop sense, the album falls a bit flat.
Grade: C
Download: “Stage”
Sounds best when: Writing the last three paragraphs of your paper before dawn
