Linda Reid (born 1971), better known by her stage name Sister Vanilla, is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She is the younger sister of

The Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they re ...

core members, Jim and William Reid.

Biography

Linda was born in 1971 in

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raise ...

, Scotland. Despite being only a schoolgirl during the early breakthrough of her brothers' band

in mid-1980s, she eventually became a vocalist, contributing to the track "Mo Tucker" on the band's album ''

Munki ''Munki'' is the sixth studio album released by Scottish rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. After leaving Blanco y Negro, the Reid brothers signed to Sub Pop in the U.S. and Creation, who had released their debut single " Upside Down" in 1984, ...

'' in 1998. She also accompanied the band while touring for the record. Following the band's demise less than a year later, Jim and William proposed recording an album with her. The sessions took place over the next several years, with the album being partly home recorded at Linda's flat and partly recorded at Reid brothers' studio, The Drugstore. The Reid siblings were joined by Stephen Pastel of

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and former The Jesus and Mary Chain guitarist

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. Linda debuted her album, ''Little Pop Rock'' in 2005 through Japanese

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record label. It was released under the alias "Sister Vanilla", which was a nickname given to her by her brothers during their childhood. Embraced by critics and fans as "a pop-wise, slightly sunnier variation on the band's signature sound", the record was reissued by Scottish

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label in 2007.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Little Pop Rock'' (2005) ;Singles * "Song for a Secret" / "Can't Stop the Rock" (with Jim Reid, 2005) * "Can't Stop the Rock" (2007) ;Guest appearances *

— ''

'' (1998) *

Lazycame Lazycame is the stage name and performing name of Scottish singer-songwriter William Reid. Reid began performing as Lazycame after the breakup of the Jesus and Mary Chain, in which he played guitar and occasionally sang, in 1999. Critical reactio ...

— ''Finbegin'' (2001) *

— ''

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'' (2017)

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* {{authority control Living people 1971 births People from East Kilbride Scottish rock singers 21st-century Scottish women singers British indie rock musicians Scottish women singer-songwriters Scottish singer-songwriters The Jesus and Mary Chain 20th-century Scottish women singers