Debut Album

coming october 2026

"Fleeting Dreams" 
“This guy knows how to write a sublimely succinct melody, with just the right chorus to accompany tightly effective verse, a bridge only when required. He plays within the concise format of popular song, in the 70s troubadour tradition, with substantialness, like the most familiar songs reminiscent of the time-weighted classics by fellow Canadians like Young, Mitchell, and Lightfoot. Yes, he’s that good. This, at the age of thirty, one wonders where he will take it.” - Dimitri Papatheodorou
“All you can ask of a new artist is to be authentic and pour their entire being into their art. His emotionally charged voice, rich with tone and control, anchors his authenticity. ” - Greg Cici

about

“It looks like a friendly hitchhiker, but sounds like discovering old journal entries in a dimly lit attic at 2am”

Jonah McLean writes songs for people learning how to remember without wishing they could go back.

A Canadian singer-songwriter who blends folk, indie, and americana, Jonah pays attention to the moments we don't realize matter until much later. His songs begin with ordinary things - a familiar road, an old love, a quiet conversation - and gently uncover the meaning they were carrying all along. 

He doesn't ask listeners to admire his perspective. Jonah's music invites them to rediscover their own. Recorded with warmth, honesty, and room for imperfection, his songs feel less like performances and more like conversations - creating space for people to reflect on love, growing older, moving on, and the moments that quietly shape who we become.

Influenced by story telling artists like Neil Young, Cat Stevens, and Ray LaMontagne, Jonah creates music that lingers in the mind - not because it tells listeners what to think, but because it helps them recognize something they already knew. 

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