Again earlier than he was the prolific bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea obtained his begin taking part in trumpet. Now, after almost 50 years of creating music, he’s returning to his jazz roots along with his first solo album, Honora, out March 27 by way of Nonesuch. Ringing within the information is his new single “Traffic Lights,” which was co-written with Thom Yorke and Josh Johnson, and will get an animated video by Nespy5euro. Test it out beneath.
“One thing about it jogged my memory of Atoms for Peace, so I despatched it to Thom,” Flea stated in an announcement, including that the Radiohead frontman is “simply the warmest, free flowing, jamming motherfucker.”
Named after a beloved member of the family, Honora was composed and organized totally by Flea, with him dealing with bass and trumpet all through its 10 songs — together with the beforehand launched “A Plea.” Serving to him convey his imaginative and prescient to life are a smattering of jazz stars and rock musicians: aforementioned producer and saxophonist Johnson, guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Anna Butterss, drummer Deantoni Parks, vocals from Yorke and Nick Cave, and extra components by Atoms for Peace’s Mauro Refosco and Vibrant Eyes’ Nate Walcott.
This spring, Flea will take his solo album out on the highway with a backing band. The tour begins on Could 7 in Chicago and brings Flea and his Honora band throughout choose cities in the US, Canada, Germany, England, France, and the Netherlands. The transient run ends on Could 28 in Paris. Discover the whole checklist of tour dates beneath.
Purple Scorching Chili Peppers have been busy these previous few years, releasing two albums—Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen—in 2022 alone, however Flea retains a booked schedule of his personal whereas not on tour along with his band. Along with being a broadcast memoirist and an actor in blockbuster movies, he’s additionally obtained his personal podcast, This Little Light. His debut solo EP, Helen Burns, got here out in 2012.
Revisit the Sunday Overview of Purple Scorching Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
Honora:
01 Golden Wingship
02 A Plea
03 Visitors Lights
04 Frailed
05 Morning Cry
06 Maggot Mind
07 Wichita Lineman
08 Thinkin Bout You
09 Willow Weep for Me
10 Free As I Need to Be
Flea:
05-07 Chicago, IL – Thalia Corridor
05-09 Toronto, Ontario – The Opera Home
05-10 Montreal, Quebec – Théâtre Beanfield
05-12 New York, NY – Webster Corridor
05-13 Washington, D.C. – Black Cat
05-16 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
05-21 Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen
05-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
05-26 London, England – Koko
05-28 Paris, France – Alhambra
