• Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Mar 27, 2026
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. 80
    A quietly accomplished jazz project.
  2. Mar 27, 2026
    80
    Honora is never dilettantish, though: it’s sincere, exploratory and soulful.
  3. Mar 26, 2026
    80
    In ‘Honora’, Flea has found a way to redefine his humble musical roots, far from a vanity project, it’s a deeply considered, richly textured body of work.
  4. 80
    Surprising, always engaging debut solo album.
  5. Mar 23, 2026
    80
    Flea’s mission for Honora was simple: create something that feels both natural and impressive, something the listener can take with them throughout their day, and he achieved that, and more.
  6. Mar 23, 2026
    80
    Maybe this could have been two different records: the big-name covers album and the back-room jam session. But in terms of conveying the passions, frustrations and intriguing contractions of its restless instigator, Honora is perfect. [Apr 2026, p.27]
  7. Mojo
    Mar 23, 2026
    80
    Flea proves to be a nice rather than barnstorming trumpeter, allbeit a subtly ambitious sone: witness his Chet Bakerish take on Funkadelic's Maggot Brain. But ultimately, he respects the collectivist energies of the LA scene he's infiltrated. [May 2026, p.84]
  8. Mar 27, 2026
    73
    It’s a mature and compositionally sophisticated collection of songs whose only real unifying thread is that Flea is very excited to be playing all of them.
  9. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 3, 2026
    70
    As first albums go, Honora is a risky play, but it's one that just about manages to pay off. [May 2026, p.75]
  10. Mar 27, 2026
    70
    Honora feels a bit like a few different projects in one, its moments of revelatory beauty refracted through a slightly convoluted structure.
  11. Mar 27, 2026
    70
    Ultimately Honora is bold and beautifully played, with atmospheric production adorned in warmth, soul, and passion.

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