The Motels

The Motels
The Motels performing live in 2011
Background information
Origin	Berkeley, California, United States
Genres	New wave alternative rock
Years active	1975–1977, 1978–1987, 1998–present
Labels	Capitol, EMI
Members	Martha Davis Nic Johns Clint Walsh Eric Gardner Marty Jourard
Past members	Dean Chamberlain Chuck Wada Lisa Brenneis Richard D'Andrea Robert Newman Michael Goodroe Brian Glascock Jeff Jourard Tim McGovern Guy Perry Scott Thurston David Platshon Jason Loree Erik Lemaire Adrian Burke David Van Pattoen Mic Taras Angelo Barbera Kevin Bowen Michael Barbera Nick LeMieux Fritz Lewak David Sutton Eric Gardner Jon Siebels Felix Mercer Matthew Brown Matthew Morgan Matt Miller Tig Moore Brady Wills
Website	Official website

The Motels are an American new wave band from Berkeley, California, that is best known for the singles "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively. In 1980, The Motels song "Total Control" reached No. 7 on the Australian chart (for two weeks),^[1] and their song "Danger" reached No. 15 on the French chart.

Martha Davis, the lead singer, reformed a version of the band called "The Motels featuring Martha Davis" in 1998 and toured under that name with various line-ups of musicians. Since 2013, they have been billed as Martha Davis and The Motels.