{"id":64730,"date":"2026-01-14T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=64730"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:57:39","slug":"red-hot-chili-pepper-flea-releases-debut-solo-album-and-embark-on-first-ever-solo-tour-with-opening-night-at-thalia-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=64730","title":{"rendered":"Red Hot Chili Pepper Bassist, Flea, Releases Debut Solo Album And Embark On First Ever Solo Tour With Opening Night At Thalia Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Flea has revealed the release date of his first full-length solo album,\u00a0Honora<\/em>, arriving March 27, 2026, on NonesuchRecords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Red Hot Chili Peppers founding bassist accompanied the news by sharing LP track \u201cTraffic Light,\u201d co-written with Thom Yorke and Josh Johnson on Wednesday. \u201cDeantoni and I played what became \u2018Traffic Lights\u2019 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,\u201d said Flea in a statement. \u201cWith a gorgeous melody and the words, you know, about living in the \u2018upside down\u2019 and how do you make sense of things when we\u2019re getting all this fake shit and real shit? Everyone has their ways of dealing with the world. But he\u2019s just the warmest, free flowing, jamming motherfucker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flea, who composed and arranged the music for Honora<\/em>, which takes its name from a family member, also plays trumpet and bass across the record. He\u2019s joined by producer and saxophonist Johnson, guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Deantoni Parks. Yorke and Nick Cave also dive in to assist with the vocals, while Mauro Refosco (David Byrne, Atoms for Peace) and Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes) also lend their talents to the upcoming debut album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honora<\/em>\u00a0features six original songs, including one track co-written by Flea, Johnson, and Yorke, plus interpretations of music by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. He previously released \u201cA Plea<\/a>\u201d back in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement sharing how the record came to be, Flea said that one night in 1991, the year the Red Hot Chili Peppers released the landmark album\u00a0Blood Sugar Sex Magik<\/em>, Flea was acting in Gus Van Sant\u2019s film\u00a0My Own Private Idaho<\/em>\u00a0and told a friend, \u201cI want to make an instrumental record with deep hypnotic grooves, trippy melodies layered on top, meditations on a groove.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As he neared his 60th birthday, the musician resolved to practice the trumpet every day for two years and that he would make an album, regardless of where his knowledge or talents ended up. While he at first worried that the band he assembled for the project would think he was \u201ca non-playing motherf*cker, charlatan, rock poseuror fan,\u201d it turned out that \u201cthey were all the most genuinely supportive people, movingme deeply and daily with their generous spirits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSitting in a room and playing the music with them made me feel like I was on drugs,\u201d said Flea. \u201cI was buzzing, tripping and floating around the studio. I love them, they truly gave of themselves. I bow all the way down.\u201d

Honora<\/em>\u00a0Track List<\/strong>
\u201cGolden Wingship\u201d
\u201cA Plea\u201d
\u201cTraffic Lights\u201d
\u201cFrailed\u201d
\u201cMorning Cry\u201d
\u201cMaggot Brain\u201d
\u201cWichita Lineman\u201d
\u201cThinkin Bout You\u201d
\u201cWillow Weep for Me\u201d
\u201cFree As I Want to Be\u201d

The\u00a0Honora<\/em>\u00a0Tour Dates
May 7 \u2014\u00a0Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall<\/em><\/strong>
May 9 \u2014 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
May 10 \u2014 Montreal, QC @ Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Beanfield
May 12 \u2014 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
May 13 \u2014 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
May 16 \u2014 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
May 21 \u2014 Berlin, DE @ Heimathafen
May 22 \u2014 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
May 26 \u2014 London, UK @ Koko
May 28 \u2014 Paris, FR @ Alhambra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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