Their first album Share What Ya Got was self-released on CDr and on vinyl by Friends and Relatives.

[2] The band moved to Bloomington, Indiana, released two split EPs with Ghost Mice,[3] and One Reason[4] and toured the US extensively, as well as Iceland.

Will returned from California, and Theo stayed with the band, switching back and forth on drums and guitar.

[12] Most of the members of Defiance, Ohio also participate in other bands, such as Nana Grizol, Pretty Hot, Landlord, Pink Houses, Hymns, Disaster, High Dive, Memento Mori (now defunct), and other musical projects.

Ryan Woods was also part-owner of the popular vegetarian restaurant The Owlery in Bloomington, Indiana.