[5] The duo later met Lerdamornpong at a sushi restaurant where he worked near campus and Greg who went to a school nearby.

The band emphasizes visuals in addition to its music; their 2009 debut EP, ForPlay, included a video for each of the six songs.

[13][14] "My Type" climbed the Top 30 charts in many European countries including Italy where it was certified platinum.

[17] In April 2015, Saint Motel performed during both weekends on the main stage at the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

[24] This makes Saint Motel the first band to release an entire album with a virtual reality VR experience to accompany every track.

[25] Saint Motel has continued to experiment with new technologies, releasing the first-ever augmented reality version of Saintmotelevision.

On September 24, 2024, the band announced their fourth studio album, Saint Motel & the Symphony in the Sky, to be released in February 2025.

[32] Saint Motel has created or performed at a variety of shows,[33] including The Kaleidoscopic Mind Explosion in 3D,[34] Future Fathers Day, The Black & White Show,[35] Make Contact, the 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa,[36] and Valentine's Zombie Prom[37] and has toured with bands such as Band of Skulls,[38] Nico Vega, Imagine Dragons,[39] Races,[40] Hockey,[41] Arctic Monkeys,[42] Weezer, and Lights.