Laura MacFarlane is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and audio engineer based in Melbourne, Australia. She is known for her work with Melbourne-based band ninetynine, solo performances and contributions to other bands, including drumming with Sleater-Kinney (where she is credited as Lora MacFarlane). Originally from Glasgow Scotland, she arrived with her parents in Perth when young, and was involved in a number of bands there from the late 1980s onward.