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Flea, whose debut solo album, Honora, is due March 27 on Nonesuch, stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. He chose recordings by Henryk Górecki, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Bulgarian State Television Female Choir, and Ambrose Akinmusire. 

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Flea, whose debut solo album, Honora, is due March 27 on Nonesuch, stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. He chose recordings by Henryk Górecki, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Bulgarian State Television Female Choir, and Ambrose Akinmusire. You can watch it below and subscribe to the Nonesuch Records YouTube channel for all the latest. And you can get all of Flea's Nonesuch Selects for 25% off the everyday low prices in the Nonesuch Store here through Sunday!

For his first full-length solo album, 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. The record features vocals from Flea, as well as friends Thom Yorke and Nick Cave. Mauro Refosco and Nate Walcott, among others, also join the band. Honora comprises six original songs, plus interpretations of tunes by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. You can get it and hear it here.

You can hear a playlist of music from Flea's Nonesuch Selects on Spotify and Apple Music here. You can watch all of the Nonesuch Selects videos here.

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Flea's Nonesuch Selects
  • Thursday, March 12, 2026
    Watch: Flea Shares Nonesuch Selects

    Flea, whose debut solo album, Honora, is due March 27 on Nonesuch, stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. He chose recordings by Henryk Górecki, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Bulgarian State Television Female Choir, and Ambrose Akinmusire. You can watch it below and subscribe to the Nonesuch Records YouTube channel for all the latest. And you can get all of Flea's Nonesuch Selects for 25% off the everyday low prices in the Nonesuch Store here through Sunday!

    For his first full-length solo album, 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. The record features vocals from Flea, as well as friends Thom Yorke and Nick Cave. Mauro Refosco and Nate Walcott, among others, also join the band. Honora comprises six original songs, plus interpretations of tunes by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. You can get it and hear it here.

    You can hear a playlist of music from Flea's Nonesuch Selects on Spotify and Apple Music here. You can watch all of the Nonesuch Selects videos here.

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