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2020 studio album by Maria McKee

La Vita Nuova

Studio album by Maria McKee

Released

March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)

Length

64:19

Label

Fire

Maria McKee chronology

Late December
(2007)

La Vita Nuova
(2020)

La Vita Nuova is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Maria McKee. It was released on March 13, 2020, under Fire Records.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Guardian
MusicOMH
Pitchfork	7.7/10

La Vita Nuova was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 7 reviews.

Track listing

*La Vita Nuova* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Effigy of Salt"	4:08
2.	"Page of Cups"	3:40
3.	"Let Me Forget"	4:22
4.	"I Should Have Looked Away"	3:34
5.	"Right Down to the Heart of London"	6:48
6.	"La Vita Nuova"	3:46
7.	"Little Beast"	3:04
8.	"Courage"	7:21
9.	"Ceann Bró"	4:38
10.	"The Last Boy"	4:49
11.	"I Never Asked"	5:06
12.	"I Just Want to Know If You're Alright"	3:59
13.	"Weatherspace"	3:41
14.	"However Worn"	5:23

Charts

Chart performance for *La Vita Nuova*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)	34
UK Americana Albums (OCC)	1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)	14
UK Album Sales (OCC)	44

References

Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (March 14, 2020). "Maria McKee plunges back into action with La Vita Nuova". Financial Times. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Snapes, Laura (March 13, 2020). "Maria McKee: La Vita Nuova review – Show Me Heaven singer's high-drama alt-rock". The Guardian. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Smith, Nick (March 13, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Deusner, Stephen (March 14, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
"Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
"Official Album Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

v t e Maria McKee
Albums	Maria McKee (1989) You Gotta Sin to Get Saved (1993) Life Is Sweet (1996) High Dive (2003) Peddlin' Dreams (2005) Late December (2007) La Vita Nuova (2020)
Live albums	Live in Hamburg (2004) Maria McKee Live – Acoustic Tour 2006 (2006)
Singles	"I've Forgotten What It Was in You (That Put the Need in Me)" "To Miss Someone" "Show Me Heaven" "Breathe" "Sweetest Child" "I'm Gonna Soothe You"
Related articles	Lone Justice

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