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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has revealed the details for his new album “Honora.” The record will be released on March 27 and it will feature six originals and covers of tracks from George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. Pre-orders can be found HERE.

Flea recorded the solo effort with producer and saxophonist Josh Johnson, guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Deantoni Parks. Thom Yorke, Nick Cave, Mauro Refosco, Nate Walcott, and more contributed as well. Flea says he was initially worried about working on the album, thinking the other musicians would see him as “a non-playing motherf*cker, charlatan, rock poseur or fan.” However, that wasn’t the case:

“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.”

A visualizer for the latest single, “Traffic Lights,” can be found below. Flea added the following about that:

“Deantoni and I played what became ‘Traffic Lights’ 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. With a gorgeous melody and the words, you know, about living in the ‘upside down’ and how do you make sense of things when we’re getting all this fake shit and real shit? Everyone has their ways of dealing with the world. But he’s just the warmest, free-flowing, jamming motherf*cker.”

“Honora” Track Listing:

01. “Golden Wingship”
02. “A Plea”
03. “Traffic Lights”
04. “Frailed”
05. “Morning Cry”
06. “Maggot Brain”
07. “Wichita Lineman”
08. “Thinkin Bout You”
09. “Willow Weep for Me”
10. “Free As I Want To Be”

Tour Dates:

05/07 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
05/09 Toronto, ON – Opera House
05/10 Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
05/12 New York, NY – Webster Hall
05/13 Washington, DC – Black Cat
05/16 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theater
05/21 Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen
05/22 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
05/26 London, UK – Koko
05/28 Paris, France – Alhambra