Hansen was the bubble in Stereolab's soda, the one who smiled onstage, the one who made a long, boring day in the studio feel giddy and short. In a world of monosyllabic "geniuses" and haughty record geeks, Hansen was a hilarious, lightening presence. We know the world is going to hell in handbasket, and even the good bits feel unlovely right now. Mary came from, and will be buried in, Maryborough, Queensland, home of the Maryborough Sugar Museum and the Mary River. Sasha Frere-Jones
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