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MARIA MCKEE

La Vita Nuova

afar records

2lp + download

Released: 13th Mar 2020

£23.99

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With tracks that sound like modern show tunes for musical extravaganzas yet to be penned, ‘La Vita Nuova’ rings out like an American Gothic opera, full of bombast, heart, and melodic mastery.

Maria McKee has been out of the proverbial spotlight for some time, her creative talents re-engaging with her first love of acting, performance and the musical tapestries that accompany such activities. Candid and passionate, she’s, quite simply, had a beatific awakening and in a crescendo of prose, her new album ‘La Vita Nuova’ unlocks her story, sketching out her journey that started many moons ago when she sang in her bedroom with her older brother, the late, great musical innovator Bryan MacLean. FFO: Love, Lone Justice, Vaughan Williams, Queen, Meat Loaf. “A singer-songwriter back at the peak of her powers” 4/5 - Mojo