Red Hot Chili Peppers founding bassist Flea has announced his debut solo album, exploring a jazzy new genre and marking a distinct departure from the RHCP style. The announcement is accompanied by a lead single, “A Plea”. This single serves as an introduction to Flea’s interest in jazz and, specifically, the trumpet.

The new album will drop in 2026. This has seemingly been the right time for Flea to work on his solo project, as the last Chili Peppers album was Return to the Dream Canteen in 2022. After closing a tour in 2024, there has been a bit of a lull in the Chili Peppers world.

Buzz did pick up in the latter half of 2025, after both Flea and Anthony Kiedis shared that the band was working on new music. However, the consensus seems to be that they were supposed to be taking a break,

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