Dan Croll – One of Us

Liverpool’s experimental, genre-defying Dan Croll is excited to announce the release of a new single – ‘One Of Us‘ – the follow up to 2014’s critically acclaimed debut LP ‘Sweet Disarray‘ (“full of infectious harmonies”, so said NPR). The track is available digitally now and is the first taster of what you can expect from Dan’s second full-length, details of which will be announced soon.

While ‘One Of Us‘ lies at the heavier, more energetic end of Dan’s spectrum it is still undeniably pop-infused. Much like the majority of his other material, ‘One Of Us‘ was written and performed solely by Dan, with a pace and energy of this track showing his multi-instrumental prowess. Lyrically, the song touches on the various forms of peer pressure that he has witnessed around him – “Heard you can’t beat the rush, give in and be one of us. Told you 10,000 times that you’d rather be on of us”.

Bold statements aside, Dan stays true to his genre hopping ways, delving deeper in to the likes of late 80’s hip-hop outfits (De La Soul, The Pharcyde), layered electronics (Caribou, Tame Impala) and sci-fi films (Moon) as inspiration for this second album.

In recent times Dan has picked up fans far and wide in the fashion, sport and entertainment worlds, ranging from British labels Burberry (who took Dan to Taipei in 2014 to launch of their new Trench collection) and Paul Smith (who personally hosted Dan’s album release party in his Soho store), to US TV stalwart Jimmy Kimmel (Dan recently made his US TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live), to the British Embassy inviting Dan to be a cultural ambassador during the World Cup, performing his first show in Brazil ahead of the opening England match.

With each of his single releases reaching #1 on Hype Machine’s Popular Chart, and a combined 57 million + plays across Spotify and YouTube, the rise of Dan Croll is ever steady. ‘One Of Us‘ is out now, album news coming soon.