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Martha Davis and The Motels have established a notable career in rock and new wave music, achieving chart success and maintaining an active touring and recording presence.
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Request A ShowSigned a recording contract; released multiple albums including 'Motels' (1979), 'Careful' (1980), 'All Four One' (1982), 'Little Robbers' (1983), and 'Shock' (1985). Also released Martha Davis's solo album 'Policy' (1987). Martha Davis later requested release from her contract.
The Motels recorded a demo for Warner Bros. Records in their first incarnation, but the record label turned it down.
Included one of The Motels' demo songs, "Counting," on the compilation album 'Saturday Night Pogo' (1978).
Produced music videos for "Only the Lonely" and "Take the L" which contributed to the band's exposure.
The 1982–1987 line-up of The Motels reunited for an appearance on VH1's 'Bands Reunited' (2004).
Released the original version of The Motels' third album, 'Apocalypso' (2011), which was previously unreleased by Capitol Records.
Released a live album, 'Standing Room Only', recorded in 2006 at the Coach House Club in San Juan Capistrano.
Martha Davis performed at Seattle's Teatro ZinZanni in 2005 and collaborated with TZ Maestro Norm Durkee to create the special CD 'Omnium'.
The Motels performed at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, California in May 2023. This performance led to an invitation to the Forever Now Festival.
The Motels are scheduled to perform at the post-punk Forever Now Festival in the U.K. on June 22. This marks their first appearance in the U.K. in 45 years.
Martha Emily Davis was born on January 19, 1951, in Berkeley, California. She began taking guitar and ballet lessons at age eight. After facing personal challenges in her early life, including becoming a mother at 15 and the death of her mother, Davis turned her focus to music in the early 1970s. In 1971, she joined The Warfield Foxes in Berkeley. The band later moved to Los Angeles in 1975, eventually becoming The Motels. Despite initial difficulties in securing a recording contract, the band gained recognition through local performances.
The Motels signed with Capitol Records in May 1979, releasing their self-titled debut album the same year. Their second album, “Careful,” followed in 1980, achieving international chart success with singles like “Total Control” and “Danger.” The band experienced further critical and commercial success in the 1980s. Their third album, “All Four One” (1982), produced the hit single “Only the Lonely,” which reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Davis received a Best Performance in a Music Video award at the American Music Awards in 1982 for “Only the Lonely.” The album “Little Robbers” (1983) delivered another Top 10 hit with “Suddenly Last Summer.” Davis embarked on a solo career in 1987 with the album “Policy” after dissolving The Motels.
Davis reformed The Motels in 1998, initially touring as “The Motels featuring Martha Davis” and later as “Martha Davis and The Motels.” This new iteration released several albums, including “This” (2008), “Apocalypso” (2011), “If Not Now Then When” (2017), and “The Last Few Beautiful Days” (2018). In addition to her work with The Motels, Davis has released solo albums such as “Beautiful Life” (2008) and a children’s music album, “Red Frog Presents: 16 Songs For Parents and Children” (2010). She has also contributed music to film soundtracks, including “Madhouse” (1990) and “Miracle Beach” (1992). In 2005, she performed with Teatro ZinZanni and appeared on the television show “Hit Me, Baby, One More Time” with The Motels.
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