Linda McLean

CD: No Language
(Bongo Beat Records)

CBC Radio Music Director's Top Discs of 2005

There's a "holy trinity" of great new Canadian singer/songwriter's....Sarah Harmer, Kathleen Edwards...and Linda McLean. The tunes on NO LANGUAGE are instantly catchy, even more so than the songs on her sensational debut BETTY'S ROOM. The reason Canadians aren't as familiar with McLean as her contemporaries is her first CD was released in Europe, where she has a big fan base and plays all kinds of shows, but never officially in Canada. This time out though, she is signed to an independent label from Vancouver, Bongo Beat, and I know Canadians are going to be hearing a lot more from Linda McLean in the months to come.

Mark Rheaume, CBC Music Director

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