Selected releases...
DANNY MONK
The Cure for Sadness
DIGITAL/VINYL
MIKE MARLIN
We Start With Silence
DIGITAL/VINYL
NOKOMIS
In Waves
DIGITAL/VINYL
ABOUT
Nickel Records is an independent label founded by artist & producer Danny Monk.It grew out of the studio and the relationships formed there. Most of the music we release begins in that room, often long before anyone has decided what the finished record is meant to be.The label is home to work that tends to be atmospheric, textural and emotionally driven, although we are less interested in defining a particular sound than in recognising a shared way of working.Nickel takes care of the work surrounding each release so that the people making it can remain focused on the music. The approach is collaborative, transparent and deliberately unhurried.Everyone associated with Nickel has an ongoing creative relationship with the studio. Some records arrive quickly; others take months or years. What matters is giving each one the time and attention it needs, then presenting it honestly when it is ready.
STUDIO
ARTISTS
DANNY MONK
MIKE MARLIN
NOKOMIS
DANNY MONK
Danny Monk is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mix engineer, born and raised in London with a prolific musical background serving established indie rock talent (Father John Misty, Flyte, The Kooks). “The Cure for Sadness” is the first record under his own name and as an artist.Danny is steeped in 70s west coast sonic traditions and blends this with a contemporary indie lo/hifi edge. The bulk of the album was tracked at 123 Studios, in Peckham, London, before returning to The Village in West Hollywood to finish the record. Universal existential questions lie at the album’s lyrical heart, shaped by sharply observed stories drawn from his past, often drawing solace from the small things in life.
RELEASES
MIKE MARLIN
"Making 'We Start With Silence' has been a joy. I thought I had left Mike Marlin behind, but in 2024 I crept back into the basement studio. Before we knew it, Danny and I had rough recordings of ten songs from my back catalogue. We played the demos to Danton, and he made clear that this album had to be made. We finished the record in two whirlwind weeks at RAK studios, adding an unexpected live performance of Travel the World. The album was complete. Danton was right.I owe everything to the musicians, engineers and producers who have helped, taught, cajoled and supported me on my musical journey. James Durrant who helped me find myself in music and brought Nearly Man to life. Catherine Marks and Jarrod Pizzata who conjured up Grand Reveal. John Noyce who unlocked The Secret of My Success. Paul Silver and Kim Murray who rode the roller- coaster of Dust across America. And Danny Monk who has been my partner in music since the Secret of My Success, both in the studio and on the road."- Mike Marlin
RELEASES
We Start With Silence
Album | 2025LISTEN
NOKOMIS
Anna Nokomis wrote her debut album "In Waves" in collaboration with producers and songwriters Mike Marlin and Danny Monk. Anna is both defiant and vulnerable as she sings heartbreaking and beautiful songs on life, love and loss.
RELEASES
Before the Fall
Single | 2025LISTEN
Pleasure to Suffer
Single | 2025LISTEN
Lay My Body Down (Remix)
Single | 2020LISTEN
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