Laura Jane Ballance (born February 22, 1968) is the bassist in the Rock music Musical ensemble Superchunk (also contributing occasional backing vocals) and co-founder of Merge Records along with Mac McCaughan.[[1] ]
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.
