A Croydon musician and record label co-founder is preparing to release his second solo album.

Guitarist and songwriter Daniel Vincent, usually associated with prog rock band The Resonance Association (TRA), will release Away From the World in October through his Mrs.vee label.

Recorded over the last year, Daniel said the album is ‘far out of the comfort zone’ musically and lyrically.

It is, he said, a heady mix of influences that come from his nine years in The Resonance Association as well as his healthy record-buying habits.

The current single "All That Glitters" is a bluesy pop ballad which is far removed from TRA's heavy psychedelic/progressive rock sound.

Daniel said: "I worked a bit more on the shorter songs on this album, there's a lot of singing and I've tried to avoid making something that sounds like TRA-lite.

“This time round there was a focus on writing some lyrics that people could identify with, and generally getting away from some of the obvious things."

Mrs.vee recordings, the record label Daniel founded with his wife in 2002, has now released albums by artists from all over the UK as well as the USA, Norway, Australia, Turkey and Russia.

Croydon has hosted a number of the label's acts at Mrs.vee's charity nights and showcases over the years.

"It gives musicians a focus, rather than throwing something up on Bandcamp (or Myspace or mp3.com back then) we created something closer to a properly curated DIY label with a sense of community."

In an age where many bands are asking for money up-front from fans to fund albums or marketing campaigns, Daniel and his label-mates are happy to remain virtually unknown giving away free albums with little fanfare for each release.

"We are entirely driven by making the music. We don't need thousands of pounds to make the music we love, and personally I'm happy doing it for the pure enjoyment.

“I've contributed to crowdfunding campaigns for many years, it's way of making a living for many people and that's fine, I'm just not that interested, as long as it doesn't bankrupt me I'm sure my wife will let me continue."

Away From the World will be available at mrsvee.co.uk