Traffic Lights (Flea song)

"Traffic Lights" is a song by the American bassist Flea, released as the second single from his debut solo album, Honora, on January 14, 2026, by Nonesuch Records. It features the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke.^[1]

Flea co-wrote the song with Josh Johnson, as Flea wrote about the development of the song: "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 motherfucker."^[2][3]

"Traffic Lights" was released as the second single from Flea's upcoming debut solo album, Honora, on January 14, 2026.^[1][4] Stereogum critic Tom Breihan wrote: "It's got Yorke's inimitable voice floating over a busy, lively, percussive jazz landscape, and it sounds really cool."^[2] Trey Alston stated that it is a "smooth, mid-tempo groove that wouldn’t sound out of place on an episode of Hey Arnold! With its trumpets and soft drums, a marriage of Yorke’s soothing voice and hand claps in the background", noting that "it’s the perfect glimpse of what to expect on the project."^[4]

According to Apple Music:^[5]

• Thom Yorke – vocals, piano, synthesizer
• Flea – trumpet, electric bass guitar
• Josh Johnson – alto saxophone
• Deantoni Parks – drums
• Nathaniel Walcott – Rhodes piano
• Jeff Parker – guitar
• Mauro Refosco – percussion