Evening in Torpor was a student-project that Natalie Merchant and Rob Buck from the band 10,000 Maniacs were involved with around the time that 10,000 Maniacs was beginning. All of the songs were written by Albert Garzon. Natalie contributed vocals to "Daffodils," "Mother's Family Ring," "Crumble Down," and "Bathroom Tile Dance," while Rob contributed guitar to "Rectangles," "Daffodils," "Mother's Family Ring," The Playground," Crumble Down," and "Bathroom Tile Dance." The other tracks on the album ("les Cendriers" and "Defense Rap Trip") included no future Maniacs. The song "les Cendriers," which translates from French as "ashtrays" is the only reference to the name of the makeshift band.

Evening in Torpor
Studio album by
The Ashtrays
Released1988
Recorded1981, Fredonia State College: Fredonia, NY
GenreExperimental
Length28:47
LanguageEnglish, French
LabelCommunity 3
ProducerAlbert Garzon

The record was released by Community 3, or simply Comm3, in 1988 and taken off the market under a paid agreement with 10,000 Maniacs.

Track listing

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  1. "Rectangles"
  2. "Daffodils"
  3. "les Cendriers"
  4. "Mother's Family Ring"
  5. "The Playground"
  6. "Crumble Down"
  7. "Defense Rap Trip"
  8. "Bathroom Tile Dance"

Credits

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