After a nearly five-decade (and counting) career as one of his generation’s defining rock bassists, Flea releases his first full-length solo album, Honora, March 27, 2026, on Nonesuch Records. Time and space have finally allowed him to return to his first musical loves: jazz and playing the trumpet. The album track “Traffic Lights,” co-written with Thom Yorke and Josh Johnson, is available today and can be heard below. Flea and the Honora band embark on an international tour, playing intimate venues in select cities, this May; presales begin at 10am local time on January 20 for EU/UK only, and general on-sale starts at 10am local time on January 23. Further information is available here and exact dates are below.
For Honora, which takes its name from a beloved family member, Flea composed and arranged the music, and also plays trumpet and bass throughout, joined by an elite crew of modern jazz visionaries: album producer and saxophonist Josh Johnson, guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Deantoni Parks. The record features vocals from Flea, as well as friends Thom Yorke and Nick Cave. Mauro Refosco (David Byrne, Atoms for Peace) and Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes), among others, also join the band. The album comprises six original songs–including one co-written by Flea, Johnson, and Yorke–as well as interpretations of tunes by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell.
“Deantoni and I played what became ‘Traffic Lights’ the first day. Something about it reminded me of Atoms for Peace, so I sent it to Thom. Just knowing him, I thought it would be a rhythm and a sensibility that he would relate to. And I was right, he did. With a gorgeous melody and the words, you know, about living in the ‘upside down’ and how do you make sense of things when we’re getting all this fake shit and real shit? Everyone has their ways of dealing with the world. But he’s just the warmest, free flowing, jamming motherf*cker.”
-Flea
Honora Tracklist
Golden Wingship
A Plea
Traffic Lights
Frailed
Morning Cry
Maggot Brain
Wichita Lineman
Thinkin Bout You
Willow Weep for Me
Free As I Want to Be
The Honora Tour Dates
May 7 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
May 9 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
May 10 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
May 12 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
May 13 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
May 16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
May 21 – Berlin, DE – Heimathafen
May 22 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
May 26 – London, UK – Koko
May 28 – Paris, FR – Alhambra
