John Frusciante

"Poem"

BY Sarah MurphyPublished Jul 11, 2017

A couple years back, John Frusciante vowed to get out of the commercially released music game, then made good on that promise with an abundant offering of free tunes. Now, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist has delivered some more new material.
 
His latest output arrives in the form of a song titled "Poem," and it hears the musician taking things in a drastic new direction.
 
Lasers ricochet off bursts of noise that range from what sound like standard synths to jet plane engines. There's even one point when it sounds like Frusciante wins big at an arcade game.
 
It's probably just as well that he's not expecting any grand commercial returns on the track. Listen to and download "Poem" below.
 

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