In 2011 he was named Songwriter of the Year by the Musicians' Benevolent Fund while attending the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

He has since released the albums Emerging Adulthood (2017), Grand Plan (2020), and Fools (2023), as well as the EP On Top (2021).

His debut single, "From Nowhere," was released worldwide on 24 September 2012 via Turn First / Racquet Records (Croll's own imprint) as a digital download and limited 7".

Croll was named a Guardian New Band of the Day[2] in November 2012 and described as "Paul Simon jamming with Prince.

On 29 October 2013, during an on-air Virgin Radio interview, Croll confirmed he had finished recording his full-length debut album.

[6] While his song From Nowhere’s remix by Andrew Baardsen was featured in a radio station in Grand Theft Auto V. On 19 April 2014 for Record Store Day, Croll released a limited 10" orange vinyl featuring 2 unreleased songs.

[11] In 2019/2020, he began working with producer Matthew E. White at his Spacebomb Studios in Richmond, Virginia.

In early 2020, multiple new songs were released, and a third album named Grand Plan was announced on 15 April via social media.