We Want Action Compilation

In 2003 We Want Action, the label run by Relay Recording put out a compilation documenting the various bands on the label or that had recorded at the studio. It's a great time-capsule of 2003 Columbus, with bands such as Tiara, Denovo, Kopaz, The Sun, Templeton, Silencio, Miranda Sound, Frotiva, 84 Nash and The Last Hotel all contributing tracks.

Video: 84 NASH -LIVE AT BERNIE'S, COLUMBUS, OH MAY 1998 PART 4.mp4

The Lantern: Dayton-based 84 Nash rocks back with new album

Although their origins lie in Dayton, the majority of the 84 Nash output from their relocation to Columbus. The Lantern covered the band in 1999 around the time their second album Band For Hire was released, here is some of that:

84 Nash, the energetic band originally from Dayton, Ohio is back with a new full-length album that’s sure to make music fans say, “yeah!”Given the surge of indie rock releases in the past few years, most albums of that genre are easily overlooked or underrated. “Band for Hire” is one album that holds its own ground. 

Even though 84 Nash creates and produces all its own music and is signed to Rock-a-Thon Records, an independent label, it prefers not to be called an indie band. As a matter of fact, the band has its own term to describe its sound.”We’re simply rock and roll. We’re not trying to make music that fits into a certain category. We just make our music,” said Kevin Elliott, lead singer for 84 Nash. “We call it ‘Yeah rock,’ because it’s authentic, arena rock. It’s the kind of stuff people can dance and sing along to.”

New Additions: A Secret Reward by 84 Nash

I have now purchased A Secret Reward by 84 Nash twice. Once back in the early 2000s, probably at a local store like Used Kids or Magnolia Thunderpussy, where I used to go to pick up local and used CDs. But in the mid-2000s, when MP3s and file sharing and external hard-drives became a thing, I dumped most of my CD catalog off for cash and unfortunately parted with this album. Luckily, the internet provide a multitude of ways to reacquire albums lost in a such a foolish decision, and A Secret Reward has made it back into my collection. I remember at the time the band being compared to Guided By Voices, but A Secret Reward really sounds like a band fully in charge of their sound, with lo-fi sketches fleshed out to near-power pop rockers.

Know Yer Band: 84 Nash

Band: 84 Nash

Members
Singer - Kevin Elliott
Guitar - J.P. Hermann / Ben Schetek
Bass - Andy Hampel
Drums - Dan Bandman / James Brent

Releases
1997 - The Kings Of Yeah album (Rockathon)
1998 - Snacks Of Wealth 7" single (Cushion Records)
1999 - Band For Hire album (Rockathon)
2001 - Bright Orange Hearts 7" single (Insect Siren Recordings)
2003 - A Secret Reward album (Insect Siren Recordings)