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May / June 2012 - Chris has announced that The Critical Darlings are on "indefinite hiatus". The plans are to complete the recordings begun and continue work on solo recordings. A new band has begun work, but there's no word on a project name or if it will simply be considered a solo project. New music is coming soon. For the latest, visit Chris' Facebook page by clicking here.

March / April 2012 - Chris has been in the studio with The Spinoffs, The Critical Darlings and working on a solo "fun" single. Hopes are pinned on a late spring release, but "no promises". To keep up with all the latest, click here.

February / March 2012- Chris will be in the studio working on the first new recordings (of his songs) in 4 years.

Videos from nearly every recent performance can be seen at YouTube. Click here to check 'em out.

January 12, 2012 - Critical Darlings At Music News Nashville's Site

January 12, 2012 - Music News Nashville's Critical Darlings Photo Gallery By Dan Harr

January 11, 2012 - The Critical Darlings perform at 37 Main in Buford, Georgia.

January 1, 2012 - Chris sits in with The Michael Guthrie Band at Hendershot's in Athens, Georgia.

December 17, 2011 - The Critical Darlings and The Spinoffs perform during the Living The Dream 3 concert at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia.

December 13, 2011 - The Spinoffs release "Disposable", the b-side of their upcoming single. Listen or download the song here!

December 9, 2011 - Click here to download Sloan Simpson's recording of The Spinoffs' entire show at Caledonia Lounge.

December 9, 2011 - The Spinoffs perform at Caledonia Lounge in Athens, Georgia.

November 12, 2011 - The Critical Darlings perfom at Go Bar in Athens, Georgia.

November 5, 2011 - The Critical Darlings perform at Caledonia Lounge in Athens, Georgia.

November 4, 2011 - Official video for The Critical Darlings' "The Only Way" is released. Directed by Jay Braver.

October 31, 2011 - The Critical Darlings perform at The Holly Theatre in Dahlonega, Georgia.

October 29, 2011 - Chris joins Kite To The Moon onstage at the Georgia Theatre for a Halloween mini-tribute to David Bowie.

October 5, 2011 - The Critical Darlings perform at 37 Main in Buford, Georgia.

September 30, 2011 - The Critical Darlings are featured at the Athens Rock Show website. Videos by Daniel Peiken of shows at the 40 Watt and Buckhead Theatre.

September 30, 2011 - Live review of The Critical Darlings 40 Watt Show on September 29. Written by Wil Petty for The Red And Black.

September 29, 2011 - The Critical Darlings perform at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia.

September 29, 2011 - Feature article on The Critical Darlings in Red And Black written by Wil Petty.

September 28, 2011 - Feature article on The Critical Darlings in Flagpole Magazine written by Jordan Stepp.

September 10, 2011 - Critical Darlings perform at The Holly Theatre in Dahlonega, Georgia.

August 18, 2011 - Critical Darlings perform at the University Of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

July 30, 2011 - Ken Lackner's pics of The Critical Darlings performing at The Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

July 30, 2011 - Manda McKay's pics of The Critical Darlings performing at The Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

July 30, 2011 - Perry Julien's pics of The Critical Darlings performing at The Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

July 23, 2011 - Critical Darlings perform acoustically at The Secret Record Swap at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia.

July 22, 2011 - Critical Darlings Version 3.1 Backstage At The 40 Wat Club in Athens, Georgia

July 22, 2011 - Critical Darlings perform at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia

July 9, 2011 - The Critical Darlings perform at Caledonia Lounge in Athens, Georgia. Review by Kristen Danch-Powell.

July 2, 2011 - Critical Darlings at FarmFest IV outisde of Watkinsville, Georgia.

June 26, 2011 - Critical Darlings at Bey's in Columbia, South Carolina

June 24, 2011 - The Spinoffs perform during AthFest at The Globe in Athens, Georgia.

April 16, 2011 - Critical Darlings at The Office Lounge in Athens, Georgia

April 6, 2011 - Critical Darlings show report from The Melting Point in Athens, Georgia.

April 2, 2011 - Critical Darlings taping for unreleased "Scared Of Myself" video

April 1, 2011 - Chris McKay / Mike White / Daniel Peiken Photo Exhibit Article By Athens Music Junkie

March 31, 2011 - Chris McKay / Mike White / Daniel Peiken Photo Exhibit Article By Athens Banner-Herald

March 13, 2011 - VIDEO: The Critical Darlings Perform "You Belong To Me" for the first time ever at Live From The Classic City.

March 13, 2011 - VIDEO: The Critical Darlings perform "Hold On" for the first time ever at Live From The Classic City.

March 13, 2011 - Critical Darlings "Live From The Classic City" Taping (Live Performance Pics)

March 13, 2011 - The first candid pictures of Critical Darlings Version 3.0

February 27, 2011 - Chris performs with The Pretty Please during a taping of Live From The Classic City in Athens, Georgia.

February 12, 2011 - Chris performs with The Pretty Please at RPM in Athens, Georgia.

See Chris' live music photography at Concertshots.com or search the archives at WireImage.com or Flagpole Magazine.

"You Belong To Me" was begun on November 18, 2010. Click here to read about, listen to and watch the development of the song from concept to completion.

Join Chris' "other band", The Spinoffs, on Facebook! (Kathy Kirbo, Bryan Howard, Tim Payne and Chris McKay)

Flagpole Magazine review of Satisfactionista

AUDIO: "An Uncertain Flight" Ringtone! Get some Satisfactionista fer yer phone! (Click to play or right click and "save as" to download.)

FREE, EXCLUSIVE MUSIC DOWNLOAD of "Waiting For The Siren (Air Raid 1979 Single Mix)". Click to play or "right click, save as" to download to your computer.

ADDITIONALS & CONTACTS:

For reviews of each specific show (with pics), go here.

I Am The Face: Add Chris on Facebook! Just click here.

Let's be friends! This is our old MySpace account if you want to journey through our past.

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PLAY THE CURRENT ALBUM! (Just hit "play" below and change songs with the "next" and "previous" buttons.

The debut single from The Spinoffs, "Stars Go On" B/W "Disposable" was released on March 12, 2012.

The Spinoffs is a side project featuring Kathy Kirbo, Chris McKay, Bryan J. Howard and Tim Payne.

The single can be streamed or downloaded here and the special 3-track package contains the 7+ minute extended version of "Stars Go On" in addition to the radio edit and the b-side, "Disposable". Check it out.

From Michelle Gilzenrat of Flagpole Magazine: "Oh, my stars. An all-star lineup featuring members of Heavy Feather, The HEAP and the Critical Darlings. "The songs are all rock-based right now," Kathy Kirbo says of The Spinoffs' tunes, "but span from surreal, artsy rock to Deadhead-esque to power pop. Chris [McKay] said 'space pop,' and I think he's on to something. I like spacepop."

Exclusively available at this location is the expanded version of Satisfactionista, which features 19 downloadable tracks for only $5.99. It's available in lossless FLAC or any standard mp3 format.

Satisfactionista features "The Only Way", "Sadder Day", "Rage On", "Tonight Never Happened", "Here And Now" and many more. This version also includes bonus tracks including the full-length "Waiting For The Siren", the acoustic take of "From Now 'Til Then" and an alternate version of "Something Unseen".

Exclusively available at this location is the expanded version of C'mon, Accept Your Joy, which features 17 downloadable tracks for only $4.99. It's available in lossless FLAC or any standard mp3 format.

C'mon, Accept Your Joy features "Towel Cape Song", "Phony", "I'll Be Fine", "Sometimes I'm Sam " and many more. This special edition also includes pre-production recordings and 3 Critical Darlings tracks that have never been released (including the band's first recording, "I Won't Stand Still" as well as "Someone's Trying To Tell Us Something" and a demo of "Everyday").

For the first time ever, Chris' pre-Critical Darlings solo release, Center Of The Universe, is available for download for only $4.99.

The album includes the original studio recordings of "Sometimes I'm Sam", "I Won't Stand Still, "I'm Gonna Save The World" and many more. It also features the original version of "Always", which Chris now performs with The Spinoffs. This album has never before been available in digital form.

For the first time ever, Q-Sign's Earth Loops And Goodness is available for digital download for only $4.99.

Q-Sign was Chris' band in the late 1990's. Many Critical Darlings songs were written with Tom O'Gorman when the 2 were in this band. A few of those songs even show up on Earth Loops And Goodness. The complete, original 10 song album + 4 bonus tracks (inluding the band's cover of Free's "Oh I Wept") are available to download for the first time ever.

Available for digital download for the first time ever, The NoSo Collection is a compilation of tracks from Chris' earliest studio recordings in the early to mid-1990's, many of which were recorded with his band Nowhere Society.

This is an 80 minute, 20 track compilation available in lossles FLAC or standard mp3 formats for only $4.99. Click here to stream most of the tracks and learn more about the sessions.