{"product_id":"flea-honora-2-lp-set","title":"Flea - Honora - 2 LPs on limited colored vinyl","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtist: Flea  |  Label: Nonesuch |  Format: 2xLP  |  Genre: Rock | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbum Condition: Sealed  |  Cover Condition: Sealed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlea\u003cbr\u003eHonora\u003cbr\u003eNonesuch 728540 - 2 LPs on indie exclusive RED vinyl \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"508\"\u003e     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, \u003cem data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eHonora\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 song “Traffic Lights,” co-written with Thom Yorke and Josh Johnson, accompanies the album announcement.\u003cbr\u003e     For \u003cem data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eHonora\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e     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.\u003cbr\u003e     Though Flea dreamed of being like his heroes Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Clifford Brown, his path went a different direction. His close friend Hillel Slovak asked him to pick up the bass and join his rock band when he was sixteen, leading Flea into a decades-long career with the hugely successful Red Hot Chili Peppers.\u003cbr\u003e     As Flea neared his sixtieth birthday, he realized that if he did not pick up the trumpet again, he probably never would. So he resolved to practice every day for two years—in the midst of a stadium tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers, with a wife and newborn at home. At the end of those two years, he would make an album, regardless of where his knowledge or talents ended up.\u003cbr\u003e     Until \u003cem data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"1961\"\u003eHonora\u003c\/em\u003e, Flea had never been scared of making music before. He worried that the all-star band he had assembled would think he was “a non-playing motherf*cker, charlatan, rock poseur or fan.” But, he says, “It turns out they were all the most genuinely supportive people, moving me deeply and daily with their generous spirits… Sitting in a room and playing the music with them made me feel like I was on drugs. I was buzzing, tripping and floating around the studio. I love them, they truly gave of themselves. I bow all the way down.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e     Contains: \u003cbr\u003eGolden Wingship\u003cbr\u003eA Plea\u003cbr\u003eTraffic Lights feat. Thom Yorke\u003cbr\u003eFrailed\u003cbr\u003eMorning Cry\u003cbr\u003eMaggot Brain\u003cbr\u003eWichita Lineman feat. Nick Cave\u003cbr\u003eThinkin Bout You\u003cbr\u003eWillow Weep for Me\u003cbr\u003eFree As I Want to Be\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"508\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNEW SEALED \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2 LPs on indie exclusive RED vinyl \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WEA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48892953133307,"sku":null,"price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4553\/files\/075597893588.sml.jpg?v=1775354378","url":"https:\/\/orbitrecords.com\/products\/flea-honora-2-lp-set","provider":"Orbit Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}