MOTEL BEDS

BIO

Motel Beds is a rock band from Dayton, Ohio.

They have been together in various permutations since the proto-blog days of 2003, when their first EP "Hasta Mañana" garnered positive feedback. A track from this EP, Laugh Until You Die, was included on the first volume of the popular series "The Artist’s Den."

Time passed, as it must. In 2007, the band solidified their line-up in 2007 and managed to write and record three albums between 2009-2010: "Go For a Dive," "Moondazed," and their first full-length, "Feelings."

Like men possessed, they have soldiered on, writing and recorded at an astounding rate and, in March 2011, released their critically acclaimed album, "Sunfried Dreams."

The band is now pleased to announce the release of their second LP of the year, "Tango Boys," on Chapel Hill, NC’s No More Fake Labels. The band was also warmly received at the 2011 CMJ Festival, and had its music hand-picked to appear on the 2011 CMJ Freeplay mixtape.

Momentum continues to build with a track from "Tango Boys," Tropics of the Sand (featuring vocals by Kelley Deal of The Breeders) already playing on Sirius XM Radio. In 2012, the band plans more touring, more recording and playing the No More Fake Labels showcase at the South by Southwest festival.

PRESS KIT DOWNLOADS

IN THE PRESS

• "Motel Beds are a midwestern indie rock powerhouse that harkens to the big slacker bands of the 90s, and then roars past them on wings of champion musical badassery. Each of the band’s members, who cut their teeth in a wide variety of the Gem City’s strongest groups, make athletic guitar runs, deliver serpentine rhythms, and drop clever, existential lyricism in a way that sounds completely effortless..."

  YouIndie.com —  9/2/2010

• "From dream-psych epics like "Mr. Salad Days" to the ethereal acoustic dirge of "Bourbon Skies" to the unabashed pop collection that is "81 Sun," this disc navigates disparate regions with unfailing ease."

  The Buddha Den —  6/17/2010

• "The band is just underground enough to keep up the mystique and pique one's curiosity. Their highly melodic vibe is inviting."

  The Huffington Post —  9/18/2009

• "They feel like they could be Modest Mouse's younger, more pop-oriented, brothers. Their lyrics are memorable and impressive and they truly have a firm grip of what it is to write a pop song."

  You Ain't No Picasso —  5/25/2005

LPs

EPs