The EP was released digitally alongside an accompanying short film on 27 February 2020 through Because Music, with CD and vinyl versions following on 29 May 2020.

[4] The title track is Christine's first song to feature lyrics in Italian since "Science Fiction" from his debut album Chaleur humaine.

"[16] In the review for Clash, Robin Murray concluded that "A potent climax, it underlines the self-contained creativity at work across ‘La vita nuova’, a rich, rewarding, and extremely direct return, one worth observing on its own terms.

[22] NME gave the EP the perfect score and said "Conceptually, La Vita Nuova is an astonishing feat – but even better than that, it also oozes an intensity of feeling that punches right in the gut.

Reviewing the album for DIY Magazine, James Bentley proclaimed that while "Confined to merely six tracks, the ‘La vita nuova’ EP feels like it ends too soon - and that's entirely symptomatic of how strong the songwriting is.

"[18] Pitchfork writer Anna Gaca was more reserved when appraising the album; "With its Thriller-esque flash and tomato-red fake blood, the film La vita nuova looks like a kind of theater-kid fever dream.