Christine and the Queens, La vita nuova EP (2020)
French singer-songwriter Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (AKA Christine and the Queens) released their electropop EP La vita nuova on February 27, 2020. The album’s title makes explicit reference to Dante’s text La vita nuova. The album was accompanied by a short film featuring Christine and the Queens and their relationship with a mysterious figure known as “The Faun.”
Watch the short film and listen to the EP here.
Read Pitchfork’s review of the EP here.
Sighting Citation:
“Christine and the Queens, La vita nuova EP (2020).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. January 8, 2022. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/la-vita-nuova-ep-christine-and-the-queens-2020/.
Posted January 8, 2022