There are multiple moments on Dan Croll's extraordinary second album, Emerging Adulthood, which may cause you to question his sanity. Press play on the riotous "One Of Us" and prepare for the album's purest pop moment. Soak up the dreamy "January Comes Too Soon" and sense the spirit of Earth, Wind & Fire summoned alongside vintage soul. Delve as deep as you dare into the Tijuana-tinged "Away From Today" and discover what could be the sound of a shotgun blast and crystal raindrops nestled next to a nod to the Pearl & Dean theme.
Elsewhere, Emerging Adulthood sends languid lounge-jazz in to outer space, sets a metronome at the centre of a song, blends brass and breakbeats, finds common ground between the Beach Boys and ELO and Paul Simon and Pink Floyd and tells the tale of a phantom heart attack. Throughout, it enchants and intrigues in equal measure. When it ends, you'll wonder what the hell's just happened while still humming along in your head.
There are multiple moments on Dan Croll's extraordinary second album, Emerging Adulthood, which may cause you to question his sanity. Press play on the riotous "One Of Us" and prepare for the album's purest pop moment. Soak up the dreamy "January Comes Too Soon" and sense the spirit of Earth, Wind & Fire summoned alongside vintage soul. Delve as deep as you dare into the Tijuana-tinged "Away From Today" and discover what could be the sound of a shotgun blast and crystal raindrops nestled next to a nod to the Pearl & Dean theme.
Elsewhere, Emerging Adulthood sends languid lounge-jazz in to outer space, sets a metronome at the centre of a song, blends brass and breakbeats, finds common ground between the Beach Boys and ELO and Paul Simon and Pink Floyd and tells the tale of a phantom heart attack. Throughout, it enchants and intrigues in equal measure. When it ends, you'll wonder what the hell's just happened while still humming along in your head.
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