Young & Sick
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Young & Sick is an American music and art project.[1][2][3][4][5] The solo project is the brainchild of Dutch artist Nick van Hofwegen, described as a "double threat" in art and music by the Wall Street Journal, who is responsible for the project's musical composition, production, and performance, as well as all artwork.[1] Young & Sick is currently releasing music with Neon Gold Records[6] and B3Sci Records[7] and was previously signed to Harvest Records. He has created artwork for a variety of well known entertainers including Foster the People, The Velvet Teen, Maroon 5, Robin Thicke, Mikky Ekko, T. Mills, Andy Dick, Jerry Stiller, L.A. Salami and others.[1][8][9] In 2014, Zane Lowe and BBC Radio 1 called Young & Sick the "Next Hype" and the project was named Stereogum's "Band to Watch."[10][11]
Young & Sick | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nick van Hofwegen |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. New York City, U.S. |
Genres | R&B |
Years active | 2011 (2011)–present |
Labels | |
Website | youngandsick |
In April 2014, Young & Sick released his first self-titled album. The record was first available as a vinyl LP with 50 unique original pieces of art from Van Hofwegen, inserted into records at random.[1] After a musical hiatus, he released two EPs in 2018 entitled Ojai[12] and No Static.[13] In 2019, Young & Sick released an EP entitled Size of Relief as a joint project from Neon Gold Record and B3Sci Records.[6] In 2020, he released an LP entitled Demo Club.