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Origin
Berkeley, United States
Active since
1975
Wikipedia
alternative rocknew wave

About The Motels

The Motels is an alternative rock and new wave artist from Berkeley, United States, active since 1975. ArtisFind has detected 1 play of The Motels on 1 radio station in France, most recently on Maxi 80 Webradio 120d ago. The song heard most often on air is “Suddenly Last Summer”.

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), 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 lineups of musicians. Since 2013, they have been billed as Martha Davis and The Motels.

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The Motels on the radio in numbers

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Plays detected
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Stations
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Countries
Jun 2026
First detected

Stations that played The Motels

Latest detected plays

  • Suddenly Last Summer120d ago

Most played The Motels songs on the radio

  1. 1Suddenly Last Summer1×

Countries where The Motels is played on the radio

Radio stations playing The Motels by genre

The Motels FAQ

Which radio stations play The Motels?

The Motels has been detected on 1 radio station, including Maxi 80 Webradio.

Which The Motels songs are played most on the radio?

The songs heard most often on air are “Suddenly Last Summer”.

Where is The Motels from?

The Motels is from Berkeley, United States.

How can I listen to The Motels on the radio for free?

Pick one of the stations above on ArtisFind and press play — it’s free, with no signup or download.

Discography

  • The Last Few Beautiful Days

    2018

  • Apocalypso

    2011

  • This

    2008

  • Clean Modern and Reasonable

    2007

  • Shock

    1985

  • Little Robbers

    1983

  • All Four One

    1982

  • Careful

    1980

  • The Motels

    1979

Members

  • Dean Chamberlain

    1971–1976

  • Martha Davis

    guitar, lead vocals

  • Brian Glascock

    percussion

  • Brian Glascock

    drums (drum set)

  • Michael Goodroe

    bass guitar

  • Jeff Jourard

  • Marty Jourard

    keyboard

  • Marty Jourard

    saxophone

  • Guy Perry

    guitar

  • Scott Thurston

    guitar

  • Scott Thurston

    keyboard

External links

Data via MusicBrainz • musicbrainz.org