Maria McKee

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"McKee has one of the strongest and most versatile voices in pop music." - USA Today



Over the years, Maria McKee, the charismatic former frontwoman of Lone Justice, has been feted as the queen of alt-country and her dynamic style and ability to seamlessly switch from plaintive, personal ballads to searing, soulful torch pleas has drawn comparisons to luminaries like Emmylou Harris and Janis Joplin. McKee has taken the long way home in a rich career marked by many gutsy detours – from neo-punk to Broadway diva, art-rocker to poet. Maria McKee's sixth solo album, Late December, a lush and majestic new studio album is set for release in April 2007 on Cooking Vinyl US. The album, which she co-produced with her husband, Jim Akin, basks with dramatic flair and the assimilated influences of countless artists ranging from Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Patti Smith and Jim Steinman.