Cheap Time - Cheap Wallpaper

Cheap Time is a Nashville, Tennessee based garage rock band fronted by Jeffrey Novak. The band, which formed in 2006, has toured with Jay Reatard, Yo La Tengo, Guitar Wolf, and Mudhoney. They have released seven 7" singles, and four studio albums on In The Red Records. Cheap Time (2008), Fantastic Explanations (2010), Wallpaper Music (2012), and Exit Smiles (2013).

Sound

Cheap Time mixes glam rock riffs, power pop melodies with elements of punk rock. The band's earlier sound was compared to early Redd Kross, and The Quick. Their 2nd album was compared to The Kinks and Alex Chilton, while their 3rd album has been compared to classic punk bands the The Saints and Magazine. Novak has stated that his favorite recording artists are John Cale, Kevin Ayers, and Peter Hammill

Line ups

Cheap Time #1 (2007)

for the "Spolied Brat" 7" EP (Sweet Rot Records, SRR02):

• Jeffrey Novak: guitar
• Jemina Pearl: bass
• Nathan Vasquez: drums

Cheap Time #2 (2007)

for the "Handy Man" b/w "Wildlife" 7" (Douchemater Records, DMR016):

• Jeffrey Novak: guitar, keyboard, vocals
• Stephen Braren: bass, vocals
• Jon Sewell: drums, percussion

Cheap Time #3 (2008)

for the "S/T" (debut) LP/CD (In The Red Records, ITR152):

• Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals
• Stephen Braren: bass, vocals
• Jon Sewell: drums

Cheap Time #4 (2009 - 2010)

for the "Woodland Drive" b/w "Penny And Jenny" 7" (In The Red Records, ITR176):

• Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals
• Stephen Braren: bass, vocals, keys
• Ryan Sweeney: drums

Cheap Time #5 (current line-up)

for Wallpaper Music LP/CD (In The Red Records, ITR223):

• Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals
• Ryan Sweeney: drums
• Jessica McFarland: bass, vocals

Discography

Singles

• Spoiled Brat 7" (Sweet Rot Records, 2007, SRR 02)
• A1. Spoiled Brat
• B1. Jet Set
• B2. Killing Time
• Handy Man 7" (Douchemaster Records, 2007, DMR 016)
• A1. Handy Man
• B1. Wildlife
• Woodland Drive 7" (In The Red Records, 2009, ITR 176)
• A1. Woodland Drive
• B1. Penny & Jenny
• Another Time 7" (Cass Records, 2011, MAMA-057)
• A1. Another Time
• B1. Immediate Future
• Other Stories 7" (Sweet Rot Records, 2012, SSR 31)
• A1. Other Stories
• B1. In This World
• Live At Third Man 7" (Third Man Records, 2012, TMR160)
• A1. Macbeth (John Cale)
• B1. Going Out The Way You Came In
• "Goodbye Age 7"" (Total Punk Records, 2013, TPR-16)
• A1. Goodbye Age
• B1. Soon Over Soon

Albums

• Cheap Time LP/CD (In The Red, 2008, ITR 152)
  1. Too Late
  2. Glitter And Gold
  3. Zig-Zag
  4. People Talk (The End, Jack Oblivian)
  5. Push Your Luck
  6. Living In The Past
  7. Tight Fit
  8. Permanent Damage
  9. The Ballad Of Max Frost
  10. Falling Down
  11. Over Again
  12. Ginger Snap
  13. Back To School
  14. Trip To The Zoo
• Fantastic Explanations (and Similar Situations) LP/CD (In The Red, 2010, ITR 190)
  1. When Tomorrow Comes
  2. Everyone Knows
  3. I'd Rather Be Alone
  4. Throwing It All Away
  5. Down the Tube
  6. Showboat
  7. Miss Apparent
  8. June Child
  9. Woodland Drive
  10. Lazy Days
  11. Approximately Nowhere
  12. Waiting Too Long
• Two and a Half Times Around LP (Demos, live on WMFU) (Self-released, 2010)
  1. Woodland Drive
  2. Glitter & Gold
  3. Zig-Zag
  4. Back to School
  5. Living In The Past
  6. People Talk
  7. When Tomorrow Comes
  8. Penny & Jenny
  9. Handy Man
  10. Wildlife
  11. Down the Tube
  12. Falling Down
  13. Over Again
  14. Trip to the Zoo
  15. Too Late
  16. Glitter & Gold
  17. Zig-Zag
  18. Back to School
  19. Fake Friends
  20. Ginger Snap
• Wallpaper Music LP/CD (In The Red, 2012, ITR 223)
  1. More Cigarettes
  2. Straight And Narrow
  3. Hall Of Mirrors
  4. Another Time
  5. Take It If You Want It
  6. Dream It Up
  7. Night To Night
  8. Witches In-Stock
  9. Typically Strange
  10. Underneath The Fruit Flies
• "Exit Smiles LP/CD" (In The Red, 2013, ITR 247)
  1. Exit Smiles
  2. Same Surprise
  3. Kill The Light
  4. Country And City
  5. Slow Variety
  6. 8:05
  7. Spark In The Chain
  8. Modern Taste

References

External links

• Cheap Time on MySpace
• In the Red Records