Entertainment Weekly review of Niandra
November 11th 1994, from Entertainment Weekly (USA)
On the ex-Chili Pepper guitarist’s eccentric solo debut, we’re treated to hauntingly lovely guitar and keyboard melodies, childlike vocals, bizarre sound effects, and disquieting lyrics. There’s a fine line between brilliant and unlistenable, and Frusciante squarely straddles it here. B-
—Marina Zogbi