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, and Guitar Wolf. They have released six 7" singles, and three studio albums on In The Red Records. Cheap Time (2008), Fantastic Explanations (2010), and Wallpaper Music (2012).^[2]

Sound

Cheap Time mixes glamrock riffs, powerpop melodies with elements of punk rock. The band is heavily influenced by The Runaways, The Idle Race, Alex Chilton, early Redd Kross, The Quick, Sparks and Milk 'N' Cookies.^[3]

Line ups

Cheap Time #1 (2007)

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

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
Cole Kinnear: 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

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

References

^ "Cheap Time". GRUNNEN ROCKS. 04 Mar 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ 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.

External links

[grunnen-1] "Cheap Time". GRUNNEN ROCKS. 04 Mar 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[2] Phares, Heather. "Cheap Time: Biography". Yahoo. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

[3] Knaebel, Nate (May 14, 2008). "Cheap Time - "Too Late" (Cheap Time)". Dusted Reviews. Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

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