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The Motels
Formed in 1975
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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 est un groupe de new wave américain des environs de Los Angeles, formé en 1972 à Berkeley, en Californie. Leur chanson Total Control atteignit la 4e place dans les hit-parades australiens en 1980. Martha Davis, la chanteuse et leader du groupe, reforma en 1998 une version du groupe nommé « The Motels featuring Martha Davis ». À partir de 1998, elle continue à se produire sous ce nom avec des formations différentes.
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Discography
Albums
- 1979 The Motels
- 1980 BBC Rock Hour
- 1980 Careful
- 1982 All Four One
- 1983 Little Robbers
- 1985 Shock
- 2007 Clean Modern and Reasonable
- 2008 This
- 2011 Apocalypso
- 2018 The Last Few Beautiful Days
EPs
- 1985 Shame
- 2011 Apocalypso Demos
Singles
- 1979 Cool Change / Total Control
- 1979 Total Control
- 1982 Only the Lonely
- 1982 Take the L (Out of Lover)
- 2017 Lucky Stars
