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Laura Ballance | |
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| Birth name | Laura Jane Ballance |
| Born | (1968-02-22)February 22, 1968 (age 57) |
| Origin | North Carolina |
| Genres | alternative rock |
| Years active | 1989–present (with superchunk) |
| Labels | Merge Records (co-founder) Matador Records |
Laura Jane Ballance (born February 22, 1968) is the bassist in therockbandSuperchunk (also contributing occasional backing vocals) and co-founder ofMerge Records along withMac McCaughan.[1][2][3] In 2013 she announced that she would no longer be touring with the band due to her worseninghyperacusis.[4]
Despite herhyperacusis and announcement that she will no longer be touring with the band, she has remained inSuperchunk since 1989. Their latest album isWild Loneliness, released in February 2022.[5]
In 1989, Ballance alongside her bandmateMac McCaughan, foundedMerge Records for releases fromSuperchunk and similar artists.[6] Ballance has also contributed to the bookOur Noise: The Story of Merge Records (2009) with Mac McCaughan and John Cook.[7]
Ballance has described herself as an introvert as a child, who found punk music as a teenager through a music video byAdam and the Ants.[8] Ballance lives inDurham, North Carolina with her husband and daughter.
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