02-05-2012, 13:04
online listen
a little Johnny Lydon snarl
good garage punk
voice got old fast
music great for usually a 3 piece
3 good tracks including the clip
more bad than good
1.4 from me and not yet rated by the pros at allmusic
from the album - Another Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcwEUuJ3Xes
released May 1st, 2012
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Bio - from allmusic
A combustive mix of glam rock riffs, power pop melodies, and lots of punk energy, Cheap Time are the brainchild of
Jeffrey Novak, a Tennessee native who began playing in punk bands in his teens. His groups include Jeffrey Novak's
One Man Band and the ultra-raw Rat Traps; when the Rat Traps retired in 2006, Novak formed Cheap Time with Be Your
Own Pet's Jemina Pearl on bass and Nathan Vasquez on drums. This version of the band was heavily influenced by the
Runaways and early Redd Kross, and released its debut 7" on Sweet Rot in 2007. Pearl and Vasquez left the band to
concentrate on Be Your Own Pet, and were replaced by bassist Stephen Braren and drummer Jon Sewell. The band's
sound also shifted: Novak took some songs inspired by glam and power pop acts like the Quick, Sparks, and Milk 'n'
Cookies -- which were intended for another project, the Peoploids -- and turned them into Cheap Time songs. Early
in 2008, the revamped Cheap Time issued another 7" on Douche Master in advance of their self-titled full-length on
In the Red, which arrived that spring. Ryan Sweeney replaced Sewell on drums starting in 2009, when the band issued
the Woodland Drive/Penny & Jenny single and toured with Yo La Tengo. Cheap Time returned with Fantastic
Explanations (And Similar Situations), a slightly more structured and complex set of songs, in 2010.
Album Review - from allmusic
Jeffrey Novak possesses one of the greatest and most effortless vocal sneers in contemporary rock & roll, sounding
as if he could turn asking for a glass of water into a world-class insult, and on their third full-length album,
his band Cheap Time are learning how to sound every bit as snotty as their frontman. Wallpaper Music isn't as
formally inventive in its fusion of punk, pop, and glam as 2010's Fantastic Explanations (And Similar Situations),
but in terms of sheer swagger and shrugged-off bad attitude, it's some sort of triumph, an album that encompasses
several generations of teenage negativity and channels it into a potent, murky groove. On Wallpaper Music, Cheap
Time's music sounds elemental and experimental at once; the songs are built out of simple melodic structures and
commonplace riffs, but given the sharp report of Novak's guitar, the relentless pulse of Stephen Braren's bass, and
the straightforward stomp of Ryan Sweeney's drums, these songs have plenty of room to explore sonic avenues off the
main route, and between the fuzzy wah-wah groove of "Straight and Narrow," the semi-acoustic brooding of "Take It
If You Want It," the blues-leaning guitar and metronomic piano of "Typically Strange," the descent into loops of
noise in "Dream It Up," and the vague but clever Who lift of the grand finale of "Underneath the Fruit Flies," it's
clear Cheap Time never met a detour they didn't like. While Cheap Time's earlier work pointed clearly to their
myriad musical inspirations, Wallpaper Music sounds like they've been able to fuse them all into a singular,
cohesive sound, while at the same time showing an eagerness to mess around with their own formula. With Novak's
world-class sneer resting on top, this is a good set of bad vibes, and rock & roll malcontents should put this
album on their want lists pronto.
Track Listing
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
a little Johnny Lydon snarl
good garage punk
voice got old fast
music great for usually a 3 piece
3 good tracks including the clip
more bad than good
1.4 from me and not yet rated by the pros at allmusic
from the album - Another Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcwEUuJ3Xes
released May 1st, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
A combustive mix of glam rock riffs, power pop melodies, and lots of punk energy, Cheap Time are the brainchild of
Jeffrey Novak, a Tennessee native who began playing in punk bands in his teens. His groups include Jeffrey Novak's
One Man Band and the ultra-raw Rat Traps; when the Rat Traps retired in 2006, Novak formed Cheap Time with Be Your
Own Pet's Jemina Pearl on bass and Nathan Vasquez on drums. This version of the band was heavily influenced by the
Runaways and early Redd Kross, and released its debut 7" on Sweet Rot in 2007. Pearl and Vasquez left the band to
concentrate on Be Your Own Pet, and were replaced by bassist Stephen Braren and drummer Jon Sewell. The band's
sound also shifted: Novak took some songs inspired by glam and power pop acts like the Quick, Sparks, and Milk 'n'
Cookies -- which were intended for another project, the Peoploids -- and turned them into Cheap Time songs. Early
in 2008, the revamped Cheap Time issued another 7" on Douche Master in advance of their self-titled full-length on
In the Red, which arrived that spring. Ryan Sweeney replaced Sewell on drums starting in 2009, when the band issued
the Woodland Drive/Penny & Jenny single and toured with Yo La Tengo. Cheap Time returned with Fantastic
Explanations (And Similar Situations), a slightly more structured and complex set of songs, in 2010.
Album Review - from allmusic
Jeffrey Novak possesses one of the greatest and most effortless vocal sneers in contemporary rock & roll, sounding
as if he could turn asking for a glass of water into a world-class insult, and on their third full-length album,
his band Cheap Time are learning how to sound every bit as snotty as their frontman. Wallpaper Music isn't as
formally inventive in its fusion of punk, pop, and glam as 2010's Fantastic Explanations (And Similar Situations),
but in terms of sheer swagger and shrugged-off bad attitude, it's some sort of triumph, an album that encompasses
several generations of teenage negativity and channels it into a potent, murky groove. On Wallpaper Music, Cheap
Time's music sounds elemental and experimental at once; the songs are built out of simple melodic structures and
commonplace riffs, but given the sharp report of Novak's guitar, the relentless pulse of Stephen Braren's bass, and
the straightforward stomp of Ryan Sweeney's drums, these songs have plenty of room to explore sonic avenues off the
main route, and between the fuzzy wah-wah groove of "Straight and Narrow," the semi-acoustic brooding of "Take It
If You Want It," the blues-leaning guitar and metronomic piano of "Typically Strange," the descent into loops of
noise in "Dream It Up," and the vague but clever Who lift of the grand finale of "Underneath the Fruit Flies," it's
clear Cheap Time never met a detour they didn't like. While Cheap Time's earlier work pointed clearly to their
myriad musical inspirations, Wallpaper Music sounds like they've been able to fuse them all into a singular,
cohesive sound, while at the same time showing an eagerness to mess around with their own formula. With Novak's
world-class sneer resting on top, this is a good set of bad vibes, and rock & roll malcontents should put this
album on their want lists pronto.
Track Listing
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
