Dan Croll

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::summary English singer-songwriter ::

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name	Dan Croll
image	Dan Croll - Way Back When Festival 2017 - Alexander Kellner - 3.jpg
caption	Dan Croll in 2017
birth_name	Daniel Francis Croll
birth_date
birth_place	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
origin	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
genre
occupation	Singer-songwriter
instruments
years_active	2010—present
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website
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| name = Dan Croll | image = Dan Croll - Way Back When Festival 2017 - Alexander Kellner - 3.jpg | caption = Dan Croll in 2017 | birth_name = Daniel Francis Croll | birth_date = | birth_place = Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England | origin = Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | genre = | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instruments = | years_active = 2010—present | label = | website =

Daniel Francis Croll (born 18 July 1990) is an English singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "From Nowhere," "Compliment Your Soul," "Home," and "Yesterday." Often associated with indie pop and folktronica, his work also spans indie folk, folk-pop, rock music, and 1970s-style R&B and soft rock. In 2011 he was named Songwriter of the Year by the Musicians' Benevolent Fund while attending the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. His debut single, "From Nowhere," was released in 2012 and achieved commercial success. Croll followed it with 2014's full-length album Sweet Disarray. He has since released the albums Emerging Adulthood (2017), Grand Plan (2020), and Fools (2023), as well as the EP On Top (2021).

Career

Early career

Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, Croll moved to Liverpool when he was 18 to attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). While at LIPA, he won the national Songwriter of the Year award from the Musicians' Benevolent Fund and was one of eight students picked to have a one-to-one with LIPA founder Sir Paul McCartney. He wrote his 2020 track "Yesterday" about the experience of meeting McCartney.

2012–2015

Croll signed to Turn First Records in 2012. His debut single, "From Nowhere," was released worldwide on 24 September 2012 via Turn First / Racquet Records (Croll's own imprint) as a digital download and limited 7". "From Nowhere" spent 3 days at the top of the Hype Machine popular charts, was playlisted in the UK on BBC 6 Music, XFM and Amazing Radio, and received spot plays on BBC Radio 1. The song also received airplay in the US, reaching #36 on the Billboard Alternative chart. Croll was named a Guardian New Band of the Day in November 2012 and described as "Paul Simon jamming with Prince. Very nice."

Croll released his second single "Compliment Your Soul" in March 2013. This was followed up by the release of "In/Out" in July 2013.

On 13 October 2013, Croll released the song "Home" on his own VEVO channel on YouTube. On 29 October 2013, during an on-air Virgin Radio interview, Croll confirmed he had finished recording his full-length debut album. The LP was expected to be released early in 2014.

His song "Compliment Your Soul" was included in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14. While his song From Nowhere’s remix by Andrew Baardsen was featured in a radio station in Grand Theft Auto V.

On 19 April 2014 for Record Store Day, Croll released a limited 10" orange vinyl featuring 2 unreleased songs. Side A featured "Hello My Baby" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo) which was backed with "Ever at Your Side". Croll went to Durban to record "Hello My Baby" with the group. The limited vinyl was released in independent record stores on the day.

2015–present: Subsequent releases

In September 2015, Croll released the single "One of Us." In June 2016, Croll announced that he had signed with Communion Music.

The electro-song "Swim" was released on 25 August 2016 through the label. The music video for "Swim" was released on 31 August 2016. Croll's second studio album Emerging Adulthood was released on 21 July 2017. The album was produced by Ben H. Allen.

In 2018, Croll relocated from Liverpool to Los Angeles. In 2019/2020, he began working with producer Matthew E. White at his Spacebomb Studios in Richmond, Virginia. In early 2020, multiple new songs were released, and a third album named Grand Plan was announced on 15 April via social media. It was released on 21 August 2020. In 2021, he released a live version of the album, recorded at Spacebomb. Later that year, Croll released the four-track EP On Top. Released in July 2021 via Communion, it was also produced and recorded with Matthew E. White.**

Discography

Studio albums

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Title	Album details	Peak positions	UK	SCO	Sweet Disarray	Emerging Adulthood	Grand Plan	Fools
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Studio EPs

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Title	Album details	From Nowhere EP	On Top
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Live albums

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Title	Album details	Spotify Session	iTunes Festival: London 2013	Grand Plan (Live)
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Remix albums

• In / Out (Turnfirst / Decca, 2013)
• Nobody Knows (Remixes) (Decca, 2014)
• Home (Remixes) (Decca, 2014)
• From Nowhere (Remixes) (Decca, 2014)
• Tokyo EP (2017)

Singles

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Format | Album | "From Nowhere" | "Compliment Your Soul" | "In/Out" | "Home" | "Hello My Baby" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo) / "Ever at Your Side" | "Nobody Knows" (featuring The Very Best) | "One of Us" | "Swim" | "Be Alone" | "Away From Today" | "Bad Boy" | "So Dark (Live)" | "Surreal (Live)" | "On Top" | "Big One" | "Home - Piano Version" | "How Close We Came" | "Slip Away" | "Talk To You" | "Second Guess" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | Digital, 7" | Sweet Disarray | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital, 7" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | 10" (RSD) | Sweet Disarray (Deluxe) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2015 | Digital | Emerging Adulthood | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 | Digital | Emerging Adulthood | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2021 | Digital | Grand Plan (Live) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | On Top | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2022 | Digital | Fools | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | Digital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Guest appearances

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Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album	"Marion"	"A Place Called World"	"A Place Called World (The Zombie Kids Remix)"	"From Nowhere (Baardsen Remix)"	"Honey Sweet - Dan Croll Remix"	"Grand Plan - 414 Demo"
2012	N/A	Communion: New Faces
2014	John Legend, Nach, Anni B Sweet	A Place Called World
John Legend, Nach, Ani B Sweet, The Zombie Kids
N/A	The Music Of Grand Theft Auto V – Vol. 3: The Soundtrack
2017	Blossoms	Honey Sweet (Remixes)
2020	N/A	A Little Bit At A Time: Spacebomb Family Rarities
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References

References

1. (14 February 2011). "LIPA student wins writing award". BBC News.
2. (8 November 2011). "New band of the day – Dan Croll (No 1,390)". [[The Guardian]].
3. "Dan Croll – Compliment Your Soul". Indie Shuffle.
4. Croll, Dan. "Dan Croll – In/Out". Indie Shuffle.
5. "A Simpler Way to Buy Mobile - Virgin Mobile".
6. "EA Sports revealed the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14".
7. "Swim - Single by Dan Croll on Apple Music".
8. (31 August 2016). "Dan Croll returns with 'Swim'".
9. (31 August 2016). "Dan Croll - Swim (Official Video)".
10. (2020-04-16). "Dan Croll 13 Questions - on LA, hot sauce and new album Grand Plan".
11. (15 April 2020). "Dan Croll Announces New Album GRAND PLAN".
12. Croll, Dan. "My new album "Grand Plan" is out now! I'm so proud of this album, and especially thankful to Matthew e. White and the Spacebomb family for helping me bring these songs to life.".
13. "Dan Croll To Perform At Matthew E. White's Spacebomb Studio This Sunday – Volatile Weekly".
14. "Dan Croll - On Top".
15. "Emerging Adulthood". [[iTunes]].Apple (GB).
16. "Grand Plan". [[iTunes]].Apple (US).
17. "On Top EP, by Dan Croll".
18. "iTunes Festival: London 2013 - EP by Dan Croll".
19. "Grand Plan (Live), by Dan Croll".
20. "Nobody Knows (Remixes) [feat. The Very Best] - EP by Dan Croll".
21. "'From Nowhere' by Dan Croll". [[iTunes]].
22. "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group.
23. "Home - Single by Dan Croll on Apple Music".

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