FLEA - Honora

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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 Nones uch Records. Time and space have finally allowed him to return to his first musical loves: jazz and playing the trumpet. The record features vocals from Flea, as well as friends Thom Yorke and Nick cave. Flea previously collaborated with Thom Yorke on the acclaimed but shortlived Atoms For Peace project more than a decade ago. 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. 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, Josh Johnson, and Thom Yorke - as well as interpretations of tunes by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. Show more