0151 (album)

0151
Studio album by
The Night Café
Released23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)
StudioWhitewood Recording Studio, Liverpool
Genre
Length1:02:00
LanguageEnglish
Label
ProducerRobert Whiteley
Singles from 0151
  1. "Endless Lovers"
    Released: 24 January 2019
  2. "Turn"
    Released: 7 May 2019
  3. "Please"
    Released: 8 May 2019
  4. "Finders Keepers"
    Released: 18 June 2019
  5. "Mixed Signals"
    Released: 16 July 2019
  6. "A Message to Myself"
    Released: 6 August 2019

0151 is the debut studio album by English indie pop band The Night Café. It was released on 23 August 2019 through AWAL, and is the band's only album due to the 2023 death of frontman Sean Martin.[1] 0151 features 18 tracks all written by band members Sean Martin, Josh Higgins, Arran O'Connell Whittle and Carl Dillon, and is produced by Robert Whiteley.[2]

Background

Early in the recording process, the band chose the name of 0151 based on Liverpool's telephone area code as a nod to their hometown. From there, the theme of the album and cover art naturally came to fruition.[3] Originally, the plan for 0151 was a standard 12-track album with two singles but this quickly developed into an 18-track album with six singles. The album was also originally going to open with the band's 2015 debut single "Addicted", however it was later moved to track 13 upon release.[4]

On 24 January 2019, the band released "Endless Lovers", the first single from the album. The song was written by the band's late frontman Sean Martin who described it as "an important message that you should sort of 'check yourself before you wreck yourself' in a relationship" and admitted it was about his feelings of depression.[5] On 7 May, the band released "Turn" along with an accompanying music video on 23 May, which shows the group in various locations across Liverpool.[6] A day later, on 8 May, "Please" was released. The music video for the single was not filmed until a year later during the COVID-19 pandemic, being uploaded on 17 April 2020.[7]

On 19 June, "Finders Keepers" was released as the fourth single.[8] The track received an accompanying music video on 5 July showing the band enjoying tea in a residential house before exploring the neighbourhood.[9] On 16 July, the group re-released "Mixed Signals" from their previous EP as the fifth single, and labeled the original as the "EP Version".

The final single, "A Message to Myself", was released on 6 August.[10]

Production

0151 was recorded at Whitewood Recording Studio in Liverpool, owned by the album's producer Robert Whiteley. The album's guitar soundscapes were created via custom-made amplifiers running through Vox AC30 cabs, using Fender Mustangs and Gibson ES-335s.[3]

Critical reception

Upon release, 0151 received positive reviews from critics.

Laura Freyaldenhoven of Dork Magazine gave the album 4 stars out of 5, praising the "thunderous beats of Carl's drums" and the "laidback sounds of 'Mother and 'I Know (I'm Sure)'. Freyaldenhoven labelled the album "a debut that has the potential of securing them a spot at the top of the indie scene".[11] The Rodeo Magazine also gave the album 4 stars out of 5, pointing out the album's sectioning into four segments through the use of interludes. The magazine described the experimentation on the album as "either basking in nostalgia with the likes of the Bon Iver-esque, introspective 'A Message to Myself', or having a boogie to the upbeat, old-school likes of 'Mixed Signals'".[12]

In a 2023 retrospective, Nick Wallace of Unraveled Edit called 0151 an "underrated masterpiece", praising the production and Dillon's drums while labelling the album as "impressionist rock". Wallace noted that 0151 had "hallmarks of shoegaze" but "the haziness has clarity and precision that keeps it from being too abstract", and compared the album to "lightning in a bottle" and "the new diamond standard of debut efforts".[13]

On the aggregate site Album of the Year, 0151 has a rating of 77/100 based on 68 ratings.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."0151 Intro"1:53
2."Finders Keepers"3:30
3."Felicity"3:13
4."Please"3:50
5."Mother"4:41
6."Breathing in"0:33
7."Turn"3:59
8."Calling Your Name (Again)"2:06
9."Endless Lovers"3:27
10."Strange Clothes"3:38
11."Take Care, Pt. 1"1:47
12."I Know (I'm Sure)"6:58
13."Addicted"4:41
14."I'm Fine"3:43
15."In My Head"4:08
16."A Message to Myself"3:08
17."Mixed Signals"3:26
18."Leave Me Alone"4:08

Charts

Weekly chart performance for 0151
Chart (2019) Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 84

References

  1. ^ "Lead singer of Liverpool band The Night Cafe dies aged 26". BBC News. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ The Night Café (23 August 2019). 0151 (Vinyl LP). TNC Recordings. Credits. TNC003LP.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, Samuel (26 September 2019). ""The whole album is one big piece of art": The Night Café on new album 0151". Guitar.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. ^ Andrews, Caitlin (22 August 2019). "The Night Café talk nostalgia, new album and Bon Iver". The Rodeo Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ "The Night Café have debuted a new track 'Endless Lovers'". Dork Magazine. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  6. ^ "The Night Café showcase Liverpool in 'Turn' video". DIY Magazine. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ^ Molloholli, Lina (17 April 2020). "The Night Cafe Unveil Video for 'Please'". Gig Goer. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Check out a new track from The Night Café, 'Finders Keepers'". Dork Magazine. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "The Night Café drop the new video for 'Finders Keepers'". DIY Magazine. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  10. ^ "The Night Cafe have dropped a new teaser from their upcoming debut album". Dork Magazine. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. ^ Freyaldenhoven, Laura (22 August 2019). "The Night Cafe – 0151 Review". Dork Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "The Night Cafe – 0151 Review". The Rodeo Magazine. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Wallace, Nick (25 August 2023). "0151 - The Night Cafe: An Analysis of an Underrated Masterpiece". Unraveled Edit. Retrieved 23 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "The Night Café - 0151". Album of The Year. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. ^ "0151". Official Charts. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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