Dan Croll: the Talented Guy Playing Guitar

We share your strive for good music, so here’s a review on an underestimated English song-writer — Dan Croll.

I found his music due to Yandex.Music’s recommendation. And fell in love with the incredible rhythm and the harmony of songs. They are wonderful and simple like all English music in general is.

Dan Croll is not very famous in Russia, but he has a good number of fans around the world: 70k followers on Facebook, 25k followers on Twitter and Instagram and 40k fans on YouTube! The second album ‘Emerging Adulthood’ is out now. That’s why this September Croll and his band are going to tour the USA, Canada and Europe.

This guy in glasses was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme but moved to Liverpool to study at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. When Paul McCartney founded this art school, in no time it became incredibly popular. As a teenager he dreamt of a rugby player career, but gave up professional sport because of the injury. Now he’s one of the most significant young musician. He’s all-in-one person: a singer-songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist. Dan also supported Bastille on their tour in 2013.

The single from new album ‘Emerging Adulthood’

Now his listeners are not only those who stick to his music, but to a real talk with Dan as well! I mean DialDan — the call session when Dan tells his number and everyone can call him in the period of time. Last March I was that person who talked to Dan. I was listening to the first album when suddenly saw a post with the phone number on Instagram. I phoned via FaceTime and was literally shocked — it was working!

Me and Croll discussed journalism, weather in Siberia and Liverpool and stuff, but honestly this is the best way to talk to fans. Dan also shared that he doesn’t have certain plans about coming to Russia. I saw similar phone calls ideas on Hozier’s Twitter, but it wasn’t already actual.

Dan Coll’s music is underestimated yet. His texts are inspired with real emotions and family stories. At the same time the songs have really bold and impulsive music with several instrumental layers and soft but poweful voice. Croll’s music videos and Instagram photos are self-ironic and really cute. They look not like video of a pop-star, but of a talented and wholehearted guy-next-door.

Check more music on Dan Coll’s official website http://www.dancroll.com/

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