The current line-up consists of Saffron (vocals), Tim Dorney (keyboards) and Johnny Male (guitar).

[6] The band added Johnny Male,[7] formerly of early 1990s One Little Indian[8] act Soul Family Sensation,[nb 1] as an official member on guitar, with "Ready to Go" remixed as more a rock-sounding dance track.

Emerging after a wave of female-fronted rock bands (such as Elastica, Lush, Sleeper, Echobelly and Kenickie), they had, like Curve and Garbage, a notably more aggressive and electronic sound.

[6] The band suffered when their label, Deconstruction Records, folded shortly after the release of Speed Ballads.

Deconstruction's back catalogue was swallowed up by BMG and Speed Ballads was never released in the United States.

After the band went on hiatus, Saffron worked with the Cure, appearing on the single "Just Say Yes" from their Greatest Hits album.

She also collaborated with Junkie XL for his 2003 album Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin.

In October 2010, the band performed a comeback gig at O2 Academy Islington followed by several dates in Eastern Europe and the Middle East in 2011.

The band released a new EP, Christiana Obey, and also recorded a session for Brentwood radio station Phoenix FM in April 2013.

Friday 29 May 2015 saw the public debut of more new material when Republica performed at the "Under The Bridge" venue in Chelsea, London, with support from Tenek and Kenelis.