The Golden Republic

The Golden Republic was an American rock band, originally formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1999 under the name People by founding members Ben Grimes and Ryan Shank. In 2003, The Golden Republic sign to Astralwerks, releasing one studio album and one EP through the label. The band's self-titled studio album received a two and a half-star rating from AllMusic, and a rating score of three from PopMatters. The band split up in December 2006 and Kenn Jankowski went on to form The Republic Tigers.