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79

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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the British singer-songwriter was inspired by his move to Los Angeles.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Nov 5, 2020
    80
    A beautiful and moving chart of a year in his life, Dan’s latest ‘Grand Plan’ has clearly paid off.
  2. Nov 5, 2020
    80
    The structure of the album is beautifully crafted, with each of the tracks like pages of a calendar that detail Croll’s life, presenting a personal diary window of sorts into his world.
  3. Nov 5, 2020
    75
    Even the poppiest songs on Grand Plan feel melancholic. Croll has exactly captured the bittersweetness of leaving your 20s, anticipation and anxiety perfectly intertwined.
  4. Nov 5, 2020
    70
    Whilst the Spacebomb country-psych-soul style was an unexpected move away from the pop- infused sounds that lingered in ‘Sweet Disarray’ and ‘Emerging Adulthood’, and not all fans will be best pleased by such a sound progression, the heartfelt and at times pitiful lyrics of his ‘Grand Plan’ is a humbling nod at the inevitability of growing up and branching out.
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  1. Apr 22, 2023
    10
    This album reiterates everything beautiful about Dan's earlier work going back before even Sweet Disarray, adds heartwarming guitar melodiesThis album reiterates everything beautiful about Dan's earlier work going back before even Sweet Disarray, adds heartwarming guitar melodies and interesting lyrics about love, anxiety and heartbreak. Beautiful album that is on the top 3 of my list of greatest albums ever written. Expand