Ashtray Boy

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Ashtray Boy is an indie-rock band based around peripatetic singer-songwriter Randall Lee (ex- The Cannanes). The band has been active since c. 1992, and during that time has based in Sydney, Chicago, Vancouver and Melbourne. During the mid 90s there were two working versions of the band in Sydney and Chicago, with Lee splitting his time between the two cities.

The band are notable for Lee's droll lyrics and singing and odd time signatures.

Ashtray Boy have released at least seven albums and numerous singles and EPs.

Albums include:

The Honeymoon Suite
Macho Champions
Candypants Beach
The Everyman's Fourth Dimension
There's Your Heart
The King's Buccaneer
The Euro

Past and present members of Ashtray Boy:

Randall Lee
Justin Niimi
David Trumfio
Liz Phair
Thomas Tallis (also known as [Thomas Ashelford])
Carla Bruce (later Carla Bruce-Lee)
Mark King
Jo Packer
James Dutton
Ian Wadley
Tim Maher
Andy Creighton
Geoff Greenburg
André Hartmann
Stephen O'Neill
Dave Winer
Stevie Kicks
Ali Madani
Angie Smear

The official Ashtray Boy website can be found at http://www.ashtrayboy.net/.

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