Saint Motel is one of the biggest names on the indie scene, described as being anywhere from adventure-rock to dream-pop, not exactly fitting into a specific genre, but has managed to carve out their own niche. Consisting of A/J Jackson (lead vocals/piano/guitar), Aaron Sharp (lead guitar), Dak Lerdamornpong (bass), and Greg Erwin (drums), the band released their first EP, “ForPlay,” in 2009. Since then, they have been on a steady rise, touring with bands such as Weezer, Imagine Dragons, and Arctic Monkeys as well as releasing a full length album, “Voyeur.”

In 2014 the band released the EP, “My Type”—and they exploded in popularity. Although “My Type” launched the band into what it is today, A/J Jackson said that even with all of their success nothing really feels different.

“Well, you don’t really notice when it’s happening. When we first got signed in the [United Kingdom], it was a momentous occasion for us, but nothing really changed that much for us,” Jackson said. “We went to Europe for a tour, started playing some TV stuff, it was all very, very gradual; it still is very, very gradual, like sometimes when the first thing happens, it’s kind of forgotten as the first next thing happens.”

But there’s no denying that the release of “My Type” transformed the band in the eyes of the public. The two hit singles from the EP, “My Type” and “Cold Cold Man,” have been remixed multiple times, appeared in commercials, movies and television shows.

“My Type” also brought many new opportunities for Saint Motel. The band, which recorded all of their released music as of now independently, is now signed to the record label Elektra Records.

“This is the first time we’ve done any of that stuff with a label, outside of our own independent means,” Jackson said. “’My Type’ EP was done before we were signed, we did that all out of my apartment and my friend’s house. [For Saintmotelevision] we worked with a team of people, management, a label, and we had great mixers…but I think in a lot of ways you hear the elements of what makes it Saint Motel.”

All of this success might cause some bands to shift their style, but Jackson and the rest of Saint Motel is determined to keep Saint Motel as Saint Motel. While their upcoming album “Saintmotelevision” won’t be exactly like their other music, it will still be a Saint Motel album following the style of the band set in “ForPlay,” “Voyeur,” and “My Type”: full of energetic indie-pop melodies and lyrics combined with the individual personalities of the band members.

“I think it is a nice progression. “Move,” the first song on the album picks up where the EP left off and it progresses on from there in a nice musical journey. It’s pretty well rounded with songs that are pretty varied,” Jackson said. “It’s going to be a fun thrill ride.”

Saint Motel is currently on their U.S. headline tour with the indie bands JR JR and Weathers, and will soon pick up Hippo Campus for the East Coast leg of their tour. They played St. Louis on Oct. 10 at Delmar Hall. The crowd was large and enthusiastic and, most importantly, ready and waiting for Saint Motel.

And Saint Motel delivered.

The band was full of energy throughout their set and excited to play old hits and some unreleased music. To build hype for their upcoming album Saint Motel played along with a television on stage that would play short skits or display their song names on it. They began their set with their hit song “Cold Cold Man” along with some other of their earlier music. Then came a few new songs along with an unreleased one, before returning to their older hits. Cheered on for an encore, they played “My Type,” “Destroyer” and the as of yet unreleased “Born Again,” which features a gospel choir. The whole set was great and the encore was the cherry on top.

“Saintmotelevision” is planned to release later this month. The album, which began production while Saint Motel was still working on “My Type EP,” will feature the two already released singles “Move” and “You Can Be You.” “Saintmotelevision” was described as the culmination of their musical journey. At their show at Delmar Hall, Jackson summed up their journey so far: “From ‘ForPlay,’ to ‘Voyeur,’ to ‘My Type’; It’s all leading to ‘Saintmotelevision.’ All roads lead to Rome.”