Cheap Time is a Nashville-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-inch singles, and four studio albums on In the Red Records: Cheap Time (2008), Fantastic Explanations (2010), Wallpaper Music (2012), and Exit Smiles (2013).
The band's earlier sound was compared to early Redd Kross and The Quick.
Novak has stated that his favorite recording artists are John Cale, Kevin Ayers, and Peter Hammill.