Dreaming Out Loud

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Last month at a KIIS-FM-sponsored show in Anaheim, Calif., Timbaland announced he had big plans for OneRepublic, the first rock band signed to his Mosley Music imprint. "I told Coldplay I'm coming for 'em," said the producer-turned-mogul, who recently ushered the Los Angeles quintet from obscurity to omnipresence with his hit version of the group's "Apologize." There's no question that OneRepublic's debut should appeal to fans of Chris Martin's lovesick alt-rock balladry. Loaded with plinking pianos, airbrushed guitars and lyrics about being lost till you're found, "Dreaming Out Loud" doesn't diverge much from the formula that turned Coldplay into the biggest new band in the world. But it's also a pretty modest affair, one more concerned with atmosphere than anthems. If Timbo's determined to put OneRepublic in arenas, he should probably share his weight-building regimen.—Mikael Wood

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