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Exciting new Liverpool teens The Night Café have come back swinging with
a pop-tinged summer anthem called 'Mixed Signals'. The story of a
misguided kid that goes off the rails, 'Mixed Signals' is a journey
through the heartbreak of a shattered relationship punctuated by the
band's signature intricately spun guitar riffs and sweet vocal melodies.
The track will feature on a new AA-side release coming this October.
Following their buoyant performance on the BBC Introducing Stage at T in
the Park this summer, the band have also announced a huge UK tour which
features headline dates in December, as well as support runs with
Reading darlings Sundara Karma and The Hunna in September and October.
The band first shot to prominence last year when their debut song, 'Growing Up', appeared on SoundCloud, and soon racked up over 410,000 spins. Formed of Sean Martin, Josh Higgins, Arran O'Connell and Carl Dillon, The Night Café are making an even bigger impression on 2016.
"bathed in sunshine... poppier than a fizzed-up Fanta" DIY
Having grown up in the same area of Liverpool and separately developed a love for playing music while at secondary school, it took a while for Sean, Josh, Arran and Carl to be introduced through mutual friends, but they soon struck upon a natural songwriting chemistry.
Initially plying their trade as drummers, Sean and Josh began to play guitar and twisted Arran's arm into swapping his guitar for the bass, with Carl picking up the sticks later. Strongly attached to their hometown, but eschewing the traditional musical heritage of The Beatles and The Coral, the four friends began to rehearse together, finding that their camaraderie was more than enough to fuel a deluge of joyous indie tracks - combining Sean's charming lyricism and glowing vocal melodies with bold guitar hooks, snaking bass riffs and rich, metronomic drumming. Settling upon the name, The Night Café, the quartet made the short trip upstairs to Whitewood recording studio - their practice space is in the basement of the Victorian building, known as Elevator Studios, home to The Wombats, Dan Croll, Circa Waves, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Clinic - where producer Robert Whiteley helped to polish their promising demos into the sparkling, soaring 2015 releases 'Growing Up' and 'Addicted'.
Returning at the start of this year with two more shimmering chunks of lively guitar music in 'Together' and 'Time', the band crystallise exactly how it feels to throw off the shackles of school life and be catapulted into a world of new experiences at eighteen-years old, all tied together with an infectious rhythm and melodic crispness more akin to Fleetwood Mac than any of Liverpool's past icons.
The Night Café
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17 May, 2018
The Great Escape: Thursday 17th May
The Great Escape festival will take place at multiple venues across Brighton, from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th May, and a great many Primary Talent International artists will be taking part.
Thursday 17th May
...Girlhood
...Jack River
...Malena Zavala
...Ginger Snaps
...S4U
...Nia Wyn
...Denzel Himself
...George Taylor
...Sorry
...Pale Waves
...Rocks Foe
...FREAK
...George Glew
...Benny Mails
...Husky Loops
...TOUTS
...Amaroun
...EERA
...Joy Crookes
...Bad Gyal
...The Night Cafe
...Now, Now
...Gaffa Tape Sandy
...King Nun
...ABQ
...Puma Blue
...Makola
...Yellow DaysFor further information, consult The Great Escape website.
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27 Apr, 2018
Bingley Music Live 2018
The Bingley Music Live festival takes place from 31st August to 2nd September. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will headline, and many other Primary Talent International artists will participate.
...Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (Headline)
...Ride
...Public Image Ltd.
...Rat Boy
...The Sherlocks
...Spector
...Spring King
...Nerina Pallot
...The Night Cafe
...Jordan Allen
...RedFaces
...Bad Sounds
...TOUTS
...Rosborough
...Bryde
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20 Apr, 2018
Liverpool Sound City 2018
Sound City takes place at various venues in the Baltic Triangle of Liverpool, over the weekend of 5th / 6th May, and features many Primary Talent artists including Saturday night headliners DMA's.
Saturday 5th May
...DMA's (Headliner)
...Neon Waltz
...Amaroun
...Art School Girlfriend
...Avalanche Party
...Ginger Snaps
...Husky Loops
...Jordan Allen
...JUDAS
...Malena Zavala
...RedFaces
...RosboroughSunday 6th May
...The Night Cafe
...Yellow Days
...Paris Youth Foundation
...Puma Blue
...Alaskalaska
...Benny Mails
...BLOXX
...Carmody
...Connie Constance
...Daniel Alexander
...Gaffa Tape Sandy
...Kawala
...King Nun
...Sorry
...Vistas
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20 Mar, 2018
Neighbourhood Weekender 2018
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will headline the Neighbourhood Weekender festival in Warrington, over 26th / 27th May. Many other Primary Talent artists will also be participating at the event.
Saturday 26th May
...Circa Waves
...The Magic Gang
...Spring King
...Blaenavon
...The Night Cafe
...RedFaces
...The Pale White
...TOUTSSunday 27th May
...Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (Headline)
...The Sherlocks
...DMA'S
...Tom Grennan
...Ten Tonnes
...Neon Waltz
...Anteros
...King Nun
...Rosborough
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15 Mar, 2018
Barn On The Farm 2018
Barn On The Farm will take part at Over Farm, Gloucester from 5th-8th July, and features many Primary Talent International artists:
...Tom Grennan
...Pale Waves
...Bad Sounds
...The Night Cafe
...Anteros
...Ten Tonnes
...The Pale White
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23 Feb, 2018
Reading & Leeds Festivals More Additions
Reading & Leeds festivals, have added more bands to the line of the event, which takes place over the August bank holiday weekend.
This includes more artists from the Primary Talent International roster:Reading, Fri 24th August / Leeds, Sat 25th August
...The Front Bottoms
...The Horrors
...Bad Sounds
...The Night Cafe
...Fredowww.nme.com/news/music/reading-leeds-festival-2018-more-acts-announced-2248380
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08 Feb, 2018
Truck Festival 2018
The Truck Festival takes place in Oxfordshire from 20th to 22nd July, and features a whole host of Primary Talent artists:
...Circa Waves
...Rat Boy
...The Sherlocks
...The Magic Gang
...Marika Hackman
...Blaenavon
...Pale Waves
...The Night Cafe
...High Tyde
...Anteros
...Gaffa Tape Sandy
...Sorry
...Sports Team
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25 Jan, 2018
Liverpool Sound City 2018
Liverpool's Sound City festival will take place over the weekend of 5th & 6th May at various venues in the Baltic Triangle area of the city. A whole host of Primary Talent International artists will be taking part, see their artists pages for full details.
...DMA'S
...The Night Cafe
...Yellow Days
...Neon Waltz
...Paris Youth Foundation
...Puma Blue
...Alaskalaska
...Amaroun
...At School Girlfriend
...Benny Mails
...BLOXX
...Carmody
...Gaffa Tape Sandy
...Geowulf
...Ginger Snaps
...Husky Loops
...Kawala
...RedFaces
...Sorry
...Vistas
...Vundabar
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10 Jan, 2018
The Night Café: UK Tour
The Night Cafe will tour the UK during January & February 2018, with special guests Paris Youth Foundation. Several shows are already sold out.
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23 Aug, 2017
The Night Cafe: October Tour Dates
The Night Cafe will tour the UK throughout October, see their artist page for full details.
| 26 May 18 | Neighbourhood Weekender | Warrington, UK | |
| 24 Aug 18 | Reading Festival | Reading, UK | |
| 25 Aug 18 | Leeds Festival | Leeds, UK |