Wallpaper Music - Cheap Time
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  • Summary: This is the third release for the Nashville garage rock band led by Jeffrey Novak.
  • Record Label: In the Red Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Garage Punk, Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Dusted Magazine
    Jun 13, 2012
    80
    Wallpaper Music is a lot more complicated than it seems, and those complications give it a depth and resonance that most garage punk records can't muster.
  2. Blurt Magazine
    May 8, 2012
    70
    Novak may keep his arrangements raw and his vocals tunefully challenged, but his songcraft improves with every tune.
  3. CMJ
    May 2, 2012
    70
    The energy levels provided by the quick guitar riffs vary per song, but Cheap Time manages to provide a heavy dose of pure punk dirtiness.
  4. PopMatters
    Aug 3, 2012
    50
    Novak's songwriting abilities are evident, especially on the comfortable sway of "Take It If You Want It". Yet these moments of clarity are few and far between. Instead, Wallpaper Music comes across as a rushed effort.

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