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The U.S. pop-rockers, who performed at the Apple Music
Festival in London on Wednesday, release their fourth studio
album, "Oh My My", on Oct. 7.
"I think keeping it new and pushing the envelope is what
inspires us and not repeating ourselves," Tedder told Reuters.
"There's a lot of songs that are ... us venturing off into new
territory," he said, adding that the album included “up-tempo,
French house kind of records ” and “two huge ballads”.
OneRepublic are among 10 headline acts, including Robbie
Williams and Britney Spears, taking to the London stage for the
festival, which runs till Sept. 30.
The band gave an energetic performance at the British capital's
Roundhouse venue, with crowds stomping their feet and singing
along.
Asked whether the group felt pressure to produce big popular
anthems, Tedder said: "Hit records are ... a requirement,
they're like a passport to each album.
"We keep that at the back of our minds as we're writing songs
... (thinking) 'Oh, this one feels like it might be bigger than
the others,' but ... I don't sit down and go, 'Right, let's do a
hit!' - that's not something that comes out of my mouth."
(Reporting By Sara Hemrajani; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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