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Laura Ballance
Background information
Birth name	Laura Jane Ballance
Born	(1968-02-22) February 22, 1968 (age 56)
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 the rock band Superchunk (also contributing occasional backing vocals) and co-founder of Merge Records along with Mac McCaughan. In 2013 she announced that she would no longer be touring with the band due to her worsening hyperacusis.

Musical history

Despite her hyperacusis and announcement that she will no longer be touring with the band, she has remained in Superchunk since 1989. Their latest album is Wild Loneliness, released in February 2022.

Merge Records

In 1989, Ballance alongside her bandmate Mac McCaughan, founded Merge Records for releases from Superchunk and similar artists. Ballance has also contributed to the book Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records (2009) with Mac McCaughan and John Cook.

Personal life

Ballance has described herself as an introvert as a child, who found punk music as a teenager through a music video by Adam and the Ants. Ballance lives in Durham, North Carolina with her husband and daughter.

References

1. Downes, Catherine (2001-11-01). "Tiny Bombs - Page 1 - Music - Dallas". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
2. Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
3. Cook, John (2009). Our noise: the story of Merge Records, the indie label that got big and stayed small. Algonquin Books. ISBN 978-1-56512-624-4.
4. "Turntable Interview: Superchunk's Laura Ballance". Stereogum. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
5. "Superchunk | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
6. "Superchunk | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
7. "2009: 'Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records' Hits Shelves SPIN". Retrieved 2020-02-05.
8. Stasio, Laura Pellicer, Frank. "The Formidable Laura Ballance: Superchunk Bassist And Merge Co-founder On Punk And The Paranormal". www.wunc.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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