Roger Taylor - Outsider

Queen's drummer announces 2021 solo album!

Brand-new material alongside Queen classics!

Rock icon and multi-instrumentalist Roger Taylor introduces his new solo album Outsider. With much of Outsider recorded during lockdown, this new album finds Taylor in a reflective mood, conveying a palpable sense of isolation, concerns over the passing of time, and tellingly dedicated "to all the outsiders, those who feel left on the sidelines."

A highly personal project, Outsider's instrumentation is almost entirely performed by Taylor, with his vocals matching the mood-piece atmosphere. Marking his first live performances outside Queen in over two decades, Taylor will tour the UK across October 2021 playing 14 shows that will coincide with the release of his latest solo album Outsider on October 1.

As the songwriter of many of Queen's biggest hits and much-loved tracks including "A Kind of Magic", "Radio Ga Ga", "I'm In Love With My Car", "Sheer Heart Attack" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives", while also being one of rock's most distinctive vocalists, Taylor promises a solo tour with an enthusiastic foray into Queen and his own classic catalogs, while also including new songs written in lockdown that feature on the multi-instrumentalist's new Outsider album.

"For some time now, we've all just been trying to get by," says Taylor. "Now, it's back to the basics, myself and some great musical pals getting back out there to play some rock. Obviously we'll include some of the Queen classic catalog, and some of my earlier solo work, but we'll also be introducing them to some of the new stuff. So we hope folks are going to come on down."

Outsider is Taylor's first album of new material since 2013's Fun On Earth. Throughout the last decade, the drummer has also released the occasional solo track reflecting on his worldview and observations in songs such as "Journey's End," and "Gangsters Are Running This World." His most recent was "Isolation," which was written and recorded in response to the first lockdown last year.

Side A

1. Tides

2. I Know I Know I Know

3. More Kicks – Long Day’s Journey Into Night… Life

4. Absolutely Anything

5. Gangsters Are Running This World

6. We’re All Just Trying To Get By – feat. KT Tunstall

Side B

1. Gangsters Are Running This World – Purple Version

2. Isolation

3. The Clapping Song

4. Outsider

5. Foreign Sand – English Mix

6. Journey’s End

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