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Foreign Republic

Foreign Republic is an alternative rock band from Tampa Florida. The band consists of two members; Nathan Yillik being the lead vocalist, lead guitar and Matthew Smith writing the lyrics and doing back up guitar and lead piano. The band formed in February, 2016. While working on releasing their debut album "Untold" (projected release date, 2016 September 27th.), Nathan and Matthew also work on their cover album.

What does the name mean? "I composed the name back in 2014 when I was looking to start a band. It never ended up working out. Well, you see, I view the word "republic" as "good". With the type of government and system it represents, the word has a positive connation to me. And I took the third definition for the word "foreign" which means unwanted or not belonging. There are thoughts that come to our mind and ideas that we have that may not always be who we are or who we try to be. You see, we all try to be good people but we fall short sometimes because we are humans. The album is called "Untold" because we usually do not tell or share what dark thoughts enter our head, because we all hide sometimes. So, that's why the name is Foreign Republic Plus, it Googled well." Matthew Smith

About the members

Nathan Yillik- Nathan currently lives in Tampa, Florida. He attends school regularly. He started showing an interest in music when he first started teaching himself the guitar at 7 years old. Nathan is currently 14 years old.

Matthew Smith- Matthew currently lives in Orlando, Florida. He attends school regularly and works at Publix part time. He showed interest after playing a cover for "Miss Jackson" by Panic At The Disco for a talent show in 2015. Matthew is currently 14 years old as well.