Queen’s Roger Taylor announces new solo album

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has announced “Violence Insane in a Beautiful World”, his seventh solo studio album, which will be released on September 18. The first single, “Come On Summer (It’s Party Time)”, is already available. The musician has also revealed a series of tour dates across the United Kingdom in September to promote the album. He talked about the record, saying: “There is a theme, you know, it’s in the title really, what a beautiful world we live in, don’t fuck it up.”

“There seems to be all this insanity at the moment. The violence in the world seems to be as bad as it ever was, at any point, and certainly in my lifetime. It’s just horrific, a lot of insane violence. And we do seem to be fucking up the world, plastics in the sea, you know, and all these awful wars everywhere and hatred born of different religions. It’s a beautiful world, you know. And kindness is very important, I think, it seems to be forgotten quite a lot. So, that is basically the sort of underlying theme,” he said.

Hear the new Roger Taylor song “Come On Summer (It’s Party Time)”

Roger also talked about the African choir The Ndlovu Youth Choir who was part of this song and also of “A Great Big Beautiful World). “I was really happy when I became aware of this amazing South African choir, who sing in Zulu. They’re just wonderful. They did the most incredible cover version of Bohemian Rhapsody, and it’s fabulous. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. So, we suddenly had the bright idea of asking them to sing on some of the tracks, which they did, and I think it’s transformed those songs. It gives them a whole new dimension. I’m really thrilled with their work on that.”

Tracklist

  1. A Beautiful World – feat. The Ndlovu Youth Choir
  2. Violence Insane
  3. What Really Matters
  4. Don’t Photograph Food
  5. I See You Now
  6. Chump
  7. Spit In His Eye
  8. Jealous Guy (John Lennon cover)
  9. Come On Summer (It’s Party Time) – feat. The Ndlovu Youth Choir
  10. A Great Big Beautiful World (Reprise) – feat. The Ndlovu Youth Choir

Next tour dates

September

  • 21 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
  • 22 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
  • 24 – Birmingham, The Alexandra
  • 25 – Manchester, Opera House
  • 28 – London, Roundhouse
  • 29 – Swansea, Building Society Arena
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