Mary Hansen

Mary Hansen
Mary Hansen

Mary Hansen (left) performs with Lætitia Sadier/Stereolab, Central Park, New York City, 1995
Background information
Born 11 January 1966(1966-01-11)
Origin Australia
Died 9 December 2002(2002-12-09) (aged 36)
Genres Post-rock, indie rock, indie pop
Occupations Vocalist, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards
Years active 1980s–2002
Associated acts Stereolab, The Wolfhounds, Schema

Mary Hansen (11 January 1966 – 9 December 2002) was a guitarist and singer with Stereolab. Born in Maryborough north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, Hansen moved to London in the late 1980s and became a backing singer with the Essex-based indie band, The Wolfhounds.

She met Stereolab founder Tim Gane when the Wolfhounds played with his band McCarthy, and joined Stereolab as second vocalist in 1992. She also played guitar, as well as percussion and keyboards, and occasionally sang lead vocals.

She also sang on records by Brokeback, The High Llamas, Moonshake and Mouse on Mars among others, and was also producer of the London group Chicano. In 2000 Hansen teamed up with Seattle space rock group, Hovercraft to form Schema. Schema featured vocals and instrumentals in approximately equal measure, adding some synthesizer. An eponymous maxi-EP/mini-album [1] was released in 2000 on avant-garde Kill Rock Stars imprint, 5 Rue Christine.

Hansen was struck by a lorry and killed while riding her bicycle in London on 9 December 2002. She was 36 years old.[2] She had remained a member of Stereolab until her death.

In 2004, Hybird, an EP of some of Hansen's music, was released posthumously. This EP, which also featured her artwork, contained three tracks which had been released in limited editions before her death, and a final track which was finished by Andy Ramsay of Stereolab.

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