La Vita Nuova
by Maria McKee
  • Record Label: N/A
  • Release Date: Mar 13, 2020
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. AllMusic
    Apr 28, 2020
    90
    It takes courage to make an album like La Vita Nuova, and it takes a rare talent to make it work, and this leaves no doubt Maria McKee has plenty of both.
  2. Uncut
    Mar 13, 2020
    90
    A dazzling return. [Apr 2020, p.30]
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  3. Mojo
    Mar 13, 2020
    80
    A singer-songwriter back at the peak of her powers. [Apr 2020, p.94]
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  5. musicOMH.com
    Mar 13, 2020
    80
    La Vita Nouva is a deeply personal and cathartic album and is certainly one that requires more than one listen. Each time will lift you up into a higher state of consciousness. A dramatic and unbridled return to a new beginning.
  6. Pitchfork
    Mar 16, 2020
    77
    Her lyrics as well as her performance may strike some listeners as overly literary, but there is method in these mannerisms. That unwieldiness becomes one of the album’s most appealing traits.
  7. PopMatters
    Apr 2, 2020
    70
    La Vita Nuova pulls together some pretty disparate genres of music and combines them in a very pleasing way. Chamber strings augment folk melodies. Torch songs are re-imagined as child ballads. Fortunately, McKee's voice manages to knit all these strands together, and the record stops well short of being a hot, sprawling mess.
  8. The Guardian
    Mar 13, 2020
    40
    It’s a tough sell for anyone not already on board with McKee, especially since the songwriting is rarely persuasive enough to take the edge off the intensity.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    People, I've been sad - 8,5/10
    Je disparais dans tes bras - 7,5/10
    Mountains (we met) - 7,5/10 Nada - 7,5/10 La vita nuova (feat. Caroline    People, I've been sad - 8,5/10
    Je disparais dans tes bras - 7,5/10
    Mountains (we met) - 7,5/10
    Nada - 7,5/10
    La vita nuova (feat. Caroline Polachek) - 7,5/10
    I disappear in your arms - 7,5/10    … Full Review »
  2. AlexanderFlemin
    May 19, 2020
    9
    Es un buen álbum, me agradan los primeros tracks este álbum esta perfecto para las personas que necesitan un tiempo solos con la música, esEs un buen álbum, me agradan los primeros tracks este álbum esta perfecto para las personas que necesitan un tiempo solos con la música, es agradable a los oídos, no es una gran joya maestra pero es bastante bueno ya que revoluciona sus vocales en cada pista que tiene no es una gran producción pero cómo ya lo dije es bastante agradable.… Full Review »
  3. jorant1966
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    It's always great to see Maria McKee making music. Such an underrated singer songwriter.
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