Cheap Time


Cheap Time is a Nashville-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-inch singles, and four studio albums on In the Red Records: Cheap Time, Fantastic Explanations, Wallpaper Music, and Exit Smiles.

Sound

Cheap Time mixes glam rock riffs and power pop melodies with elements of punk rock. The band's earlier sound was compared to early Redd Kross and The Quick. Their second album was compared to The Kinks and Alex Chilton, while their third album has been compared to classic punk bands 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-inch EP :

Cheap Time #2 (2007)

for the "Handy Man" b/w "Wildlife" 7-inch :

Cheap Time #3 (2008)

for the Cheap Time LP/CD :
  • 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-inch and Fantastic Explanations LP/CD :
  • Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals
  • Stephen Braren: bass, vocals, keys
  • Ryan Sweeney: drums

Cheap Time #5 (2011)

for Wallpaper Music LP/CD :
  • Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals
  • Ryan Sweeney: drums
  • Matthew Allen: bass, vocals

Cheap Time #6 (2012)

for the "Other Stories" b/w "In This World" 7-inch :
  • Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals
  • Ryan Sweeney: drums
  • Cole Kinnear: bass, vocals

Cheap Time #7 (current line-up)

for Exit Smiles LP/CD :
  • Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals
  • Ryan Sweeney: drums
  • Jessica McFarland: bass, vocals

Discography

Singles

"Spoiled Brat" 7-inch
  • A1. Spoiled Brat
  • B1. Jet Set
  • B2. Killing Time
"Handy Man" 7-inch
"Woodland Drive" 7-inch
  • A1. Woodland Drive
  • B1. Penny & Jenny
"Another Time" 7-inch
  • A1. Another Time
  • B1. Immediate Future
"Other Stories" 7-inch
  • A1. Other Stories
  • B1. In This World
Live at Third Man 7-inch
  • A1. Macbeth
  • B1. Going Out The Way You Came In
"Goodbye Age" 7-inch
  • A1. Goodbye Age
  • B1. Soon Over Soon

Albums

  • Cheap Time LP/CD
  1. Too Late
  2. Glitter and Gold
  3. Zig-Zag
  4. People Talk
  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 LP/CD
  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
  1. Woodland Drive
  2. Glitter and Gold
  3. Zig-Zag
  4. Back to School
  5. Living in the Past
  6. People Talk
  7. When Tomorrow Comes
  8. Penny and 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 and Gold
  17. Zig-Zag
  18. Back to School
  19. Fake Friends
  20. Ginger Snap
Wallpaper Music LP/CD
  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
  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