La Vita Nuova is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Maria McKee. It was released on March 13, 2020 under Fire Records.[1]

La Vita Nuova
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
Length64:19
LabelFire
Maria McKee chronology
Late December
(2007)
La Vita Nuova
(2020)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Guardian     [4]
MusicOMH     [5]
Pitchfork7.7/10[6]

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.[2]

Track listing

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La Vita Nuova track listing
No.TitleLength
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

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Chart performance for La Vita Nuova
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 34
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[8] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 14
UK Album Sales (OCC)[10] 44

References

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  1. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (March 14, 2020). "Maria McKee plunges back into action with La Vita Nuova". Financial Times. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Smith, Nick (March 13, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Deusner, Stephen (March 14, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Album Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2024.