Cheap Time

Cheap Time is a Nashville, Tennessee based garage rock band fronted by Jeffrey Novak.^[1] 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).^[2]

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^[3]

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

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

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

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

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

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

↑ "Cheap Time". GRUNNEN ROCKS. 4 Mar 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ Phares, Heather. "Cheap Time: Biography". Yahoo. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ Knaebel, Nate (May 14, 2008). "Cheap Time - "Too Late" (Cheap Time)". Dusted Reviews. Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

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