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.”