Founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982 by Richard Morris and influenced by Special Affect, Jetzons, Meat Puppets, Skafish, Chicago, Police, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Thomas Dolby, Howard Jones, XTC, The Smiths. Originally formed at the tail end of the punk rock movement in Phoenix, Café Society went on to become one of L.A.'s most beloved unsigned local bands of the 1980s playing alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, Meat Puppets, TSOL, Cock Robin, Bang Bang, Steve Vai, Los Lobos and The Minutemen. Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers once introduced the band as"The greatest opening band in L.A." 

Re-formed in the Netherlands in 2019 with Morris (guitar, vocals), bassist Andrey Zakharov and drummer Christian Palmieri, Café Society's debut single, "Daylight Storm," was recorded at SAE Amsterdam on 1 March 2020 by Lorenzo Davoli and Gioia Carraro López. Keyboards and mixing by Jason Soudah. Mastering by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios, London. Solos by original Café Society saxophone player Jeff Dellisanti. The music video for "Daylight Storm," directed by Kristen Sorton, can be seen at https://youtu.be/h1HMhR4BLO4