impressionistic, and many are concerned with the passing of time. Some albums include clusters of songs on a particular subject, for example In the Dutch Mountains contains several songs about Hofstede's childhood memories, Giant Normal Dwarf includes several fantasy songs set in a folkloric version of the Netherlands called Fountainland, and the later albums, particularly Les Nuits, include numerous songs on the subject of human mortality. Discography The Nits (1978) Tent (1979) New Flat (1980) Work (1981) Omsk (1983) Kilo (1983) (mini LP) Adieu, Sweet Bahnhof (1984) Henk (1986) In the Dutch Mountains (1987) Hat (1988) (mini LP) Urk (1989) (triple LP, double CD live album) Giant Normal Dwarf (1990) Hjuvi - A Rhapsody in Time (1992) (with the Netherlands 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; limited edition box set version included a CD of B-sides and rarities, entitled Quest, and a VHS compilation of Nits music videos, entitled Vest) In Concert (1996) (Radio Netherlands promotional release, recorded live in Brussels and Utrecht; features brief interview segments with Henk Hofstede, in English, corresponding to each track; insert includes a transcription of the interview segments, as well as French and Spanish translations) Alankomaat (1998) Hits (2000) (compilation album) Wool (2000) 1974 (2003) Les Nuits (2005) Doing the Dishes (2008) Strawberry Wood (2009) Malpensa (2012) NITS? (2014) (triple CD compilation album) Hotel Europa (2015) (double CD live album) angst (2017) The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music (2018) (double CD compilation album singles A & B-sides) Knot (2019) NEON (2022) All of the group's albums have been re-issued on CD, except for their debut. In a 2017 interview, Hofstede indicated that their first recording would eventually be re-issued, however, "the problem is it's in somebody else's hands so there are difficulties. Until now we didn't feel it was that important but of course one day it will be there again. It's old stuff but it is part of our history." References External links Official NITS website Nitsfans - a fan-built website Nits discography at Discogs Dutch pop music groups Musical groups established in 1974 Musical groups from Amsterdam Dutch art rock groups Dutch rock music groups