Dan Croll

Last updated

Dan Croll
Dan Croll - Way Back When Festival 2017 - Alexander Kellner - 3.jpg
Dan Croll in 2017
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Francis Croll
Born (1990-07-18) 18 July 1990 (age 34)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Origin Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • trumpet
  • piano
  • bass guitar
  • percussion
Years active2010—present
Labels
Website dancroll.com

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).

Contents

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 [1] 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 [2] in November 2012 and described as "Paul Simon jamming with Prince. Very nice."

Croll released his second single "Compliment Your Soul" in March 2013. [3] This was followed up by the release of "In/Out" in July 2013. [4]

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. [5]

His song "Compliment Your Soul" was included in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14 . [6] 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.[ citation needed ]

The electro-song "Swim" was released on 25 August 2016 through the label. [7] [8] The music video for "Swim" was released on 31 August 2016. [9] Croll's second studio album Emerging Adulthood was released on 21 July 2017. [10] The album was produced by Ben H. Allen.

In 2018, Croll relocated from Liverpool to Los Angeles. [11] 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. [12] It was released on 21 August 2020. [13] In 2021, he released a live version of the album, recorded at Spacebomb. [14] 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. [15]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
UK SCO
Sweet Disarray 2653
Emerging Adulthood [10] ——
Grand Plan [16]
  • Released: 21 August 2020
  • Label: Communion Group
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital
——
Fools——

Studio EPs

TitleAlbum details
From Nowhere EP
On Top [17]

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Spotify Session
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: digital
iTunes Festival: London 2013 [18]
  • Released: 1 January 2014
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: digital
Grand Plan (Live) [19]
  • Released: 29 June 2021
  • Label: Communion Group
  • Formats: digital

Remix albums

Singles

TitleYearFormatAlbum
"From Nowhere" [21] [22] 2012Digital, 7" Sweet Disarray
"Compliment Your Soul"2013Digital
"In/Out"Digital
"Home" [23] Digital, 7"
"Hello My Baby" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo) / "Ever at Your Side"201410" (RSD) Sweet Disarray
(Deluxe)
"Nobody Knows"
(featuring The Very Best)		Digital
"One of Us"2015Digital Emerging Adulthood
"Swim"2016Digital
"Be Alone"DigitalNon-album single
"Away From Today"2017Digital Emerging Adulthood
"Bad Boy"Digital
"So Dark (Live)"2021DigitalGrand Plan (Live)
"Surreal (Live)"Digital
"On Top"DigitalOn Top
"Big One"Digital
"Home - Piano Version"DigitalNon-album single
"How Close We Came"2022DigitalFools
"Slip Away"2023Digital
"Talk To You"
"Second Guess"

Guest appearances

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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts</span> Performing arts school set up by Paul McCartney in Liverpool, England

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is a performing arts higher education institution in Liverpool, founded by Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty and opened in 1996. LIPA offers 20 full-time BA (Hons) degrees in a range of fields across the performing arts, as well as three Foundation Certificate programmes of study in acting and popular music. LIPA offers full-time, one-year master's-level degree courses in Acting and Costume Design and Making. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Heidecker</span> American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1976)

Timothy Richard Heidecker is an American comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician. Along with Eric Wareheim, he is a member of the comedy duo Tim & Eric.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pop Levi</span> Musical artist

Pop Levi is an English singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Para One</span> French electronic music producer and film director

Jean-Baptiste de Laubier, known professionally as Para One, is a French electronic music producer and film director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matthew Murphy</span> English musician

Matthew Edward Murphy is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of The Wombats, which he co-founded in 2003. He began a solo career under the name Love Fame Tragedy in 2018.

Liam Coverdale Howe is an English record producer, musician and songwriter. Since co-founding electronic music band Sneaker Pimps in 1996, he has been a producer for Lana Del Rey, Marina and the Diamonds, FKA Twigs, Ellie Goulding, and Tom Vek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matthew E. White</span> American singer-songwriter and music producer

Matthew E. White is an American singer, songwriter, producer and arranger. He has worked as a collaborator, producer, and arranger for acts including Bedouine, Natalie Prass, Cocoon, Foxygen, Justin Vernon, Hiss Golden Messenger, Sharon Van Etten, Ken Vandermark, Steven Bernstein, The Mountain Goats, Dan Croll and Slow Club. As a solo artist he has released two studio albums, Big Inner and Fresh Blood, and two collaboration albums, Gentlewoman, Ruby Man with Flo Morrissey and Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection with Lonnie Holley. White is also the founder and a co-owner of Spacebomb, originally conceived as a record label with a house band, and now a multi-disciplinary music company with a studio and offices in Richmond, Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beat Down</span> 2012 single by Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas featuring Iggy Azalea

Beat Down is a song by music producers Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas, featuring vocals from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. The song was included on the re-release of Aoki's debut studio album, entitled Wonderland (Remixed), which was released on July 10, 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pumpin Blood</span> 2013 single by NONONO

"Pumpin Blood" is a song by Swedish trio NONONO. It was released on 8 April 2013 through Warner Music as the lead single from the band's debut studio album, We Are Only What We Feel. The song has charted in the United States and several European countries, and sold in a number of 700,000 copies worldwide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vicetone</span> Dutch electronic music DJ and production duo

Vicetone is a Dutch electronic music production DJ duo formed by Ruben den Boer and Victor Pool from Groningen. The duo began as a DJ act, and in 2013, they were voted into the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list for the first time at 60th as a new entry. Later in 2014, they went up 24 places on the list, coming 36th. In 2015, they fell 14 places to 50th. They made a return to the Top 100, coming in at 83rd in 2019 but dropped out the subsequent year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Be the One (Dua Lipa song)</span> 2015 single by Dua Lipa

"Be the One" is a song recorded by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa for her eponymous debut studio album (2017). The song was written by Lucy Taylor, Jack Tarrant and Digital Farm Animals, with the latter of the three also handling the production. They wrote it about a relationship that Taylor was in and gave the song to Lipa, who was originally reluctant to record it due to the writing credits. It is a dream pop, Europop and synth-pop song with elements of gospel and power pop. Lyrically, it sees Lipa begging her boyfriend for a romantic redemption. The song received acclaim from music critics, with many hailing it as a standout on the album and praising the anthemic qualities in the production.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hotter than Hell (Dua Lipa song)</span> 2016 Single by Dua Lipa

"Hotter than Hell" is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). It was written by Lipa and Ritual band members Adam Midgley, Tommy Baxter and Gerard O'Connell, with Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk handling the production. The song is responsible for getting Lipa signed to Warner Bros. Records and helped Lipa develop the sound of her debut album. It is a dance-pop, electropop, tropical house song driven by marimbas and synthesizers that contains elements of disco and R&B-house. Lyrically, the song sees the singer taunting an ex-boyfriend who cannot resist her love.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Love</span> 2015 Single by Dua Lipa

"New Love" is the debut single by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her self-titled debut studio album (2017). It was written by Lipa and its producers Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt about the singer's struggle to find her place in the music industry. The song is a synth-pop ballad with neo soul and R&B elements as well as a stomping, tribal drum beat throughout. Several music critics complimented the song's showcase of Lipa's vocals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Last Dance (Dua Lipa song)</span> 2016 Single by Dua Lipa

"Last Dance" is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). The song was written by Lipa, Talay Riley and its producer Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk. The song was released for digital download and streaming on 9 February 2016 through Dua Lipa Limited, after having premiered on BBC Radio 1 a day earlier. It is a chillwave, dance-pop and post-EDM song that features a contemporary dance-heavy production. Lipa was inspired by being tired and homesick, and lyrically, she sings about a relationship that could crash at any second.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IDGAF (Dua Lipa song)</span> 2018 single by Dua Lipa

"IDGAF" is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). The song was written by Lipa, MNEK, Larzz Principato, Skyler Stonestreet, and Whiskey Water, with Koz handling the production. It was released for digital download and streaming on 12 January 2018 as the eighth and final single from the album. A pop song, Lipa uses a deadpan vocal delivery, backed by an electro palm-muted electric guitar riff and a militaristic drum line. Lyrically, the song is about an ex-boyfriend who intends to get back with the singer, who is uninterested.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lost in Your Light</span> 2017 Single by Dua Lipa featuring Miguel

"Lost in Your Light" is a song by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa featuring American singer Miguel for Lipa's eponymous debut studio album (2017). The song was written by Lipa, Miguel and Rick Nowels, while production was handled by Miguel and Stephen Kozmeniuk. It was released for digital download and streaming as the album's sixth single on 21 April 2017 through Warner Bros. Records. It is an electropop song, encompassing dance-pop, power pop, R&B-pop and retro elements. The lyrics talk about feelings at the beginning of a relationship and getting lost in the middle of it all. The song was met with mixed reviews; music critics praised both the singers' vocals but had mixed opinions on Miguel's guest appearance. Some also complimented the lyrics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elderbrook</span> British musician

Alexander Kotz, known professionally as Elderbrook, is an English electronic musician and DJ. His career began in 2015 when he released his first EP containing the song "How Many Times", which went on to be remixed by German duo Andhim and ranked one of Mixmag's best songs of 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">One Kiss</span> 2018 single by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa

"One Kiss" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris and English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa. The song was released for digital download and streaming as a standalone single, through Columbia Records and Sony Music on 6 April 2018. It was later included on Dua Lipa: Complete Edition (2018), the super deluxe reissue of Lipa's eponymous debut studio album, and on Harris' seventh studio album, 96 Months (2024). The song was written by Harris and Lipa alongside Canadian singer Jessie Reyez, with Harris solely handling the production. It is a dance-pop, diva house and tropical house song with 1990s, electro house, Eurodance, funky disco, funk house, psychedelic electropop and UK garage elements. Horns, organs, and a synth-line are featured within the song, as well as house beats. Lyrically, the song is about instantly falling in love with a romantical interest after a kiss.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Real Groove</span> 2020 single by Kylie Minogue

"Real Groove" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her fifteenth studio album, Disco (2020). The song was written by Minogue, Teemu Brunila, Nico Stadi and Alida Garpestad Peck, with a sense of optimism for days ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunila and Stadi also handled the production. It is a disco-pop song with house and R&B elements and features vocoders, a funk bass and post-disco synths. The lyrics see Minogue attempting to win an ex back. A new version, a duet with English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa entitled "Studio 2054 remix", was released on 31 December 2020 as the album's third single. The remix added William Bowerman as a producer with additional instrumentation and Lipa incorporating layered vocals and new lyrics.

References

  1. ↑ "LIPA student wins writing award". BBC News. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Lester, Paul (8 November 2011). "New band of the day – Dan Croll (No 1,390)". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dan Croll – Compliment Your Soul". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Croll, Dan. "Dan Croll – In/Out". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "A Simpler Way to Buy Mobile - Virgin Mobile". virginmobilefeed.com.
  6. ↑ "EA Sports revealed the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 14". www.utfifas.com/. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Swim - Single by Dan Croll on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Hunt, El (31 August 2016). "Dan Croll returns with 'Swim'". DIY. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Dan Croll - Swim (Official Video)". YouTube . 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Emerging Adulthood". iTunes.Apple (GB). Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dan Croll 13 Questions - on LA, hot sauce and new album Grand Plan". Getintothis. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Dan Croll Announces New Album GRAND PLAN". 15 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  13. ↑ 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". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Dan Croll To Perform At Matthew E. White's Spacebomb Studio This Sunday – Volatile Weekly" . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dan Croll - On Top". Communion (UK). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Grand Plan". iTunes.Apple (US). Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "On Top EP, by Dan Croll". Dan Croll. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ↑ iTunes Festival: London 2013 - EP by Dan Croll , retrieved 23 July 2021
  19. ↑ "Grand Plan (Live), by Dan Croll". Dan Croll. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  20. ↑ Nobody Knows (Remixes) [feat. The Very Best] - EP by Dan Croll , retrieved 23 July 2021
  21. ↑ "'From Nowhere' by Dan Croll". iTunes. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  22. ↑ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "Home - Single by Dan Croll on Apple Music". iTunes.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.