ARTIST · ALT / DANCE

Republica

Siren hooks and industrial sheen—Brit-hop club floor meets guitar upstroke attack.

Alternative dance
Electronic rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Ready to Go became a sports-broadcast and mix-tape perennial for its siren refrain.

Debut self-titled album balanced punk sneer with sequencer muscle.

Live shows emphasised kinetic frontwoman energy against live drums.

Clean streaming preserves sample grit, gated snare crack, and vocal belt harmonics.

Republica came to attention in 1996 with Ready to Go, an energetic mix of guitars and electronics. Saffron’s bold vocals and the band’s blend of rock and dance suited the era.

Their self-titled debut also included Drop Dead Gorgeous. The group split in 2003 and reunited, with Saffron remaining the voice.

Interesting facts about Republica

01 English band formed in 1994; Saffron was lead vocalist through signature hits.
02 Republica (1996) included Ready to Go and Drop Dead Gorgeous.
03 Ready to Go charted in multiple countries and became a late-90s alternative staple.
04 Ready to Go was a hit in the mid-1990s.
05 Saffron is the band’s lead vocalist.
06 Republica (1996) was the band’s self-titled debut album.