Boyband with cigars

Show notes

These are years with a tremendous workload. The Nits release one album, film videos for some of the new tracks, record a number of songs for B-sides and contributions to other compilations, assemble a Best of-album accompanied by an album of outtakes. And they tour a lot, expanding their usual territories : they play at the WOMAD-festivals in Japan and England, they play in Canada, France, Finland, Germany and are invited to Senegal. A five piece-band, dynamic, solid and playful. Nevertheless and despite the success, some cracks begin to appear. At the end of another tour in August 1996, keyboard-wizard Robert Jan Stips embarks upon a solo career, taking along bassist Martin Bakker. We talk to the five members of that particular episode in the band oft he Nits, about the joyful times, but also about the reasons for the split. And we also hear about some heavy cigar smoking adult boy band.