Motel Beds

Motel Beds
Origin	Dayton, Ohio, United States
Genres	Indie rock, garage-rock[1]
Years active	2004 - present
Members	PJ Paslosky Tommy Cooper Derl Robbins Tod Weidner Ian Kaplan

Motel Beds are an indie rock band from Dayton, Ohio.[2]

History

The band was initially formed in the early 2000s by singer P.J. Paslosky, guitarist Tommy Cooper and drummer Ian Kaplan.[2] The band went on hiatus soon after but reformed in 2008.[2]

Their first release with Misra Records was These Are the Days Gone By, a collection of previously released tracks which were remastered by Carl Saff along with two unreleased tracks.[3] The album features "Tropics of the Sand" with Kelley Deal of The Breeders and a cover of Matthew Sweet's "I've Been Waiting".[4]

After leaving Misra, they recorded Mind Glitter for Anyway Records[5] an album PopMatters called "their best album to date."[6]

After the release of Mind Glitter, the band quietly went on hiatus partially thanks to the move of bassist Tod Weidner across the country, until a reunion show in Dayton was announced to be performed July 19, 2024.

Band members

• PJ Paslosky (vocals)[5]
• Tommy Cooper (guitar)[5]
• Derl Robbins (guitar)[2]
• Tod Weidner (bass)[5]
• Ian Kaplan (drums)[5]

Discography

Splits and Compilations

• Motel Beds/Nate Farley & The Firewatchers (2016) Record Store Day release

EPs

• Hasta Mañana EP (2004)
• Go for a Dive (2009)

Full-length LPs

• Moondazed (2010)[2]
• Feelings (2010)[2]
• Sunfried Dreams (2011)[2]
• Tango Boys (2011)
• Dumb Gold (2012)[7]
• These Are the Days Gone By (2014) Misra Records[8]
• Mind Glitter (2015) Anyway Records[5]

References

1. Wenzel, John (October 23, 2012). "Robert Pollard, Smug Brothers and Motel Beds: Dayton rises (record reviews)". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
2. Milo, Jeff (October 21, 2014). "Motel Beds: The Best of What's Next". Paste. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
3. Levy, Pat (August 26, 2014). "Motel Beds – These Are the Days Gone By". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
4. Mapes, Jillian (July 15, 2010). "Flavorwire Premiere: Motel Beds Cover Matthew Sweet's "I've Been Waiting"". Flavorwire. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
5. Thrasher, Don (October 8, 2015). "Motel Beds talk about new album". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
6. Risch, Eric (November 11, 2015). "Motel Beds: Mind Glitter". PopMatters. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
7. Fromholt, Juliet (September 13, 2012). "Motel Beds Prep New Album". WYSO. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
8. Fromholt, Juliet (January 16, 2014). "The Motel Beds Release These Are The Days Gone By". WYSO. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

External links

• Motel Beds at Bandcamp
• Motel Beds at Facebook