Cheap Time is a

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band, fronted by Jeffrey Novak. The band, which formed in 2006, has toured with

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, and

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. They have released seven 7-inch singles, and four studio albums on

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: ''Cheap Time'' (2008), ''Fantastic Explanations'' (2010), ''Wallpaper Music'' (2012), and ''Exit Smiles'' (2013).

Sound

Cheap Time mixes

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riffs and

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melodies with elements of

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. The band's earlier sound was compared to early

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and The Quick. Their second album was compared to

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and

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, while their third album has been compared to classic punk bands The Saints and

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. Novak has stated that his favorite recording artists are

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Line ups

Cheap Time #1 (2007)

for the "Spolied Brat" 7-inch EP (Sweet Rot Records, SRR02): * Jeffrey Novak: guitar *

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: bass *Nathan Vasquez: drums

Cheap Time #2 (2007)

for the "Handy Man" b/w "Wildlife" 7-inch (Douchemater Records, DMR016): *Jeffrey Novak: guitar, keyboard, vocals * Stephen Braren: bass, vocals * Jon Sewell: drums, percussion

Cheap Time #3 (2008)

for the ''Cheap Time'' 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-inch (In the Red Records, ITR176) and ''Fantastic Explanations (And Similar Situations)'' LP/CD (In the Red Records, ITR190): *Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals *Stephen Braren: bass, vocals, keys *Ryan Sweeney: drums

Cheap Time #5 (2011)

for '' Wallpaper Music'' LP/CD (In the Red Records, ITR223): *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 (Sweet Rot Records, SRR-31): *Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals *Ryan Sweeney: drums *Cole Kinnear: bass, vocals

Cheap Time #7 (current line-up)

for ''Exit Smiles'' LP/CD (In The Red Records, ITR247): *Jeffrey Novak: guitar, vocals *Ryan Sweeney: drums *Jessica McFarland: bass, vocals

Discography

Singles

"Spoiled Brat" 7-inch (Sweet Rot Records, 2007, SRR 02) *A1. Spoiled Brat *B1. Jet Set *B2. Killing Time "Handy Man" 7-inch (Douchemaster Records, 2007, DMR 016) *A1. Handy Man *B1. Wildlife "Woodland Drive" 7-inch (In the Red Records, 2009, ITR 176) *A1. Woodland Drive *B1. Penny & Jenny "Another Time" 7-inch (Cass Records, 2011, MAMA-057) *A1. Another Time *B1. Immediate Future "Other Stories" 7-inch (Sweet Rot Records, 2012, SSR 31) *A1. Other Stories *B1. In This World ''Live at Third Man'' 7-inch (Third Man Records, 2012, TMR160) *A1. Macbeth (

) *B1. Going Out The Way You Came In "Goodbye Age" 7-inch (Total Punk Records, 2013, TPR-16) *A1. Goodbye Age *B1. Soon Over Soon

Albums

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

References

External links

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