[Cover photo credit to Simon Lupton]
“I See You Now” is the new single from Roger Taylor, songwriter, musician, and singer from the band Queen, and is taken from his forthcoming new album, Violence Insane In A Beautiful World. It’s accompanied by a video.
Out September 18th, 2026, via Columbia Records, the album has already been preceded by the exuberant “Come On Summer (It’s Party Time),”featuring a performance by The Ndlovu Youth Choir.
Speaking about “I See You Now”, which had its debut on Vernon Kaye’s BBC Radio 2, Roger Taylor says:
It’s a love song, it’s really about my wife. We’ve been together for quite some time, and I think when you really get to know someone, at first you really don’t see everything about them, but when you really get to know someone, it’s ‘oh, I see you now, that’s it.
To accompany the song, Roger Taylor’s wife Sarina Taylor and long-time collaborator Simon Lupton created a black-and-white video for the track, except for Roger’s ruby red hi-tops.
Violence Insane In A Beautiful World is Roger’s seventh album in a solo career stretching back to 1977 and is his first since 2021’s Outsider. To celebrate the release of the new record, Taylor will be going on the road in the UK for what will be his only UK shows in 2026.
While not a concept record, Violence Insane In A Beautiful World does have an overarching theme, as Roger explains:
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.
The Violence Insane In A Beautiful World tour, Roger’s only UK dates of the year, opens in Newcastle on September 21st, and fans who pre-order the album will receive exclusive first access to tickets. Roger’s band will then visit Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, Swansea, and the legendary Roundhouse in London, where Roger has performed before, as a guest of Foo Fighters, back in 2011.
VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD TOUR
21st Newcastle O2 City Hall
22nd Edinburgh Usher Hall
24th Birmingham The Alexandra
25th Manchester Opera House
28th London Roundhouse
29th Swansea Building Society Arena
