Flea Announces Debut Solo Album Honora for 2026

Flea, the renowned bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has announced his debut solo album, Honora, set for release on March 27, 2026, through Nonesuch Records. The project, which marks his return to the trumpet alongside bass, coincides with the unveiling of a new single, Traffic Lights, featuring vocals, piano and synthesizer from Radiohead's Thom Yorke. Flea also revealed plans for an international tour supporting the album, beginning in May 2026 across North America and Europe.

Honora draws from Flea's lifelong passion for jazz, an influence rooted in his childhood experiences listening to family friends play bebop in his home. As a young Michael Balzary, he described the music as "the greatest thing I ever saw," evoking "the wildness, warmth and awe of it" and completing what he called the "holy trifecta" of his life alongside sports and nature. The idea for an instrumental album with "deep hypnotic grooves" and "trippy melodies" first emerged in 1991, during the height of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' success with their landmark release Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Approaching his 60th birthday, Flea committed to daily trumpet practice for two years to realize the vision,...