 It also marked the return of drummer Sean Sellers to Good Riddance, replacing Dave Wagenschutz who had played on the band's two previous albums "Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit" (2001) and "Bound by Ties of Blood and Affection" (2003).Sellers had previously been a member of Good Riddance from 1996 to 1999, playing on "A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion" (1996), "Ballads from the Revolution" (1998), and "Operation Phoenix" (1999), and had played with Pabich in Outlie during Good Riddance's hiatus.Good Riddance had recorded their three previous albums at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, but for "My Republic" they returned to Motor Studios in San Francisco, where they had recorded 1998's "Ballads from the Revolution".