Career
He moved to Liverpool when he was 18 to attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). He is currently signed to Turn First Records. Croll"s first release was as part of the Communion record label"s compilation New Faces, released on 23 April 2012.
Communion have supported Croll both with this release and promoting many of his early live shows.
Croll signed to Turn First Records at the start of 2010. His debut single, "From Nowhere", was released worldwide on 29 September 2010 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 United Kingdom on British Broadcasting Corporation 6 Music, XFM and Amazing Radio, and received spot plays on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1. 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 Fédération internationale de football association 14. As well as Fédération internationale de football association, a remix of From Nowhere, titled From Nowhere (Baardsen Remix), was featured on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto V. The song was featured on one of the game"s radio stations, Radio Mirror Park, and in the official trailer of the game regarding its release on Personal Computer, and the next-generation Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.
In November 2013, he announced during a concert in Camden Town, London, that his first album Sweet Disarray, would be released on 10 March 2014. 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. On 18 June 2015 on his Facebook, Croll announced that he started working on his second studio album.
On September 14, 2015, Dan Croll released new single "One of United States "
Croll supported Bastille on their United Kingdom October 2013 Tour, and Imagine Dragons on their European Legal during November 2013.
He also supported London Grammar for a few dates in February 2014, and his debut United Kingdom headline tour began in March 2014, in support of his debut album Sweet Disarray. After the release of "One of Us", Croll will now do 2 one off gigs in New York and California.