You could know The Nits from their international hit "In the Dutch Mountains" (1987) or other material produced since 1974(!). The band's highly recommended for everyone interested in alternative and intelligent popsounds.
Artist: The Nits
Album: Doing The Dishes
Genre: Pop/Rock
Release Date: 2008/1/21
2008 album from 30年老團 傳奇的荷蘭三重唱the legendary Dutch trio, still going as strong as ever 30 years after their debut album. Doing The Dishes is the follow-up to their universally-acclaimed Les Nuits album and features 15 tracks including the first single 'The Flowers'. Sony/BMG.
Tracks:
01. no man's land
02. toe in the water
03. the great caruso
04. the flowers
05. in dutch fields
06. five & dime
07. lenin & the wounded angel
08. cowboys & indians
09. i'm a fly
10. mrs sunlight
11. moondog
12. heart
13. yesterday
14. grr...to you
15. the twins
The Nits are a Dutch art rock group, founded in 1974. Their musical style has varied considerably over the years, as has their line-up with the core of Henk Hofstede (the group's lead singer and lyricist), Rob Kloet, drummer, Robert Jan Stips (Supersister, Gruppo Sportivo, Golden Earring), keyboards.
Their biggest hit in the Netherlands was "Nescio" (1983), a tribute to the Dutch author Jan Hendrik Frederik Grönloh. The major hit that brought the band to the attention of an international audience was "In the Dutch Mountains" (1987).
The Nits (1978)
Tent (1979)
New Flat (1980)
Work (1981)
Kilo (1983) (mini)
Omsk (1983)
Adieu Sweet Bahnhof (1984)
Henk (1986)
In the Dutch Mountains (1987)
Hat (1988) (mini)
Urk (1989) (triple live album)
Giant Normal Dwarf (1990)
Hjuvi - A Rhapsody in Time (1992) (With The Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Ting (1992)
dA dA dA (1994)
Dankzij de Dijken (1995) (as FRITS, together with Freek de Jonge, in Dutch)
Nest (1995) (compilation album)
Alankomaat (1996)
Hits (2000) (compilation album)
Wool (2000)
1974 (2003)
Les Nuits (2005)
*Doing the Dishes (2008)
All of the group's albums have been re-issued on CD, except for their debut, which the group consider too rough for a proper reissue (though semi-bootleg copies can be obtained with the band's blessing).
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