“painstaking arrangements and adept uses of space.” – Pitchfork
“addictive and energetic slice of electronic pop” – The FADER
“Fucking magnificent” – Stereogum
“raw and soulful” – Complex
“lushly produced” – DETAILS
“a double threat” – The Wall Street Journal
“an optimist bent on feel-good tunes that will get your feet going.” – NYLON
“angelic vocals cascade across a golden vintage haze, soulful and dancey” – EARMILK
“beautifully constructed as a driving piece of synth pop” – KCRW
Today, NYC / L.A.-based musician and visual artist known as Young & Sick has released his new EP, Size of Relief, out now via Neon Gold Records / B3SCI Records. Real name Nick van Hofwegen, Young & Sick is a Dutch multi-threat artist who hopes to make you dance a lot and cry a little as he croons to your soul. Stream the Size of Relief EP in full as well as new single and title track “Size of Relief” everywhere now here.
Since the January kick-off of the EP, Young & Sick has seen widespread critical support and streaming success. Most recently, single “It’s a Storm” landed at the #17 spot on Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ playlist and saw love from CLASH who describe Young & Sick’s work as “gorgeous, refined, pitting electronic production against some astonishingly well-defined melodies.”
Earlier, single “Ohh My Ghosts” saw love from The FADER who called the song an “addictive and energetic slice of electronic pop.” First single “Bitter End” nabbed a Spotify ‘New Music Friday’ add and has received several spins by KCRW’s Jason Bentley on Morning Becomes Eclectic hitting #1 on the Top 10 list. “Jet Black Heart” was also included in KCRW’s ‘Music For Your Weekend’ playlist here.
STREAM
Size of Relief EP [B3SCI / Neon Gold]
“Sleepyhead (Passion Pit cover)” [Neon Gold]
No Static EP [B3SCI]
Ojai EP [B3SCI]
BUY
“Ojai” / “The Road” (limited edition 7″ vinyl) [B3SCI]
Young & Sick returned to the live stage in 2018 with a pair of L.A. & NYC shows and he also debuted his first-ever fine art gallery show. He has continued to hit the road in 2019 with a sold-out North America tour with The Knocks and will play a pair of headline Los Angeles & NYC shows in support of the new EP. He will also play food+music fest EEEEEATSCON put on by popular foodie blog The Infatuation:
Sat, May 18 // Santa Monica, CA @ The Barker Hanger (EEEEEATSCON)
Wed, Jun 12 // New York, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Thu, Jun 20 // Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Young & Sick is coming off a whirlwind 2018 that started with the January release of comeback EP, Ojai, which you can purchase on limited edition 7″ vinyl here. His first body of work since his 2014 debut album, the EP was a reintroduction to Young & Sick’s music and visual artistry, which NYLON detailed in an in-depth profile here. Single “Ojai” was also featured in an Apple Watch ad here. Nick followed Ojai with the summer release of his new No Static EP, which saw coverage from outlets like The FADER and Variety and further solidified Young & Sick’s return to the spotlight. Last fall, Young & Sick was also chosen to cover Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead” for the Neon Gold Records 10-Year Anniversary compilation, which saw love from outlets like Stereogum here.
Deciding to share the vibes, Young & Sick has also lent his groove-making abilities to others, producing hit remixes for Your Smith, Kyson, Charlotte Cardin, Bumbasee, and a fresh dark electro-pop remix for Broods’s “Hospitalized.”
Born in southern Holland, Nick attempted the traditional route of art through design school. Its cookie-cutter leanings led him to drop out in his first year and, at 20, he quit his 9-5 at a car parts factory in rural Holland and moved to London where, by a crux of fate, comedian Andy Dick came across a piece of his art. Nick’s friend Mark had introduced them about a week prior. Suddenly, Nick had his first client. Shortly after, Mark’s own band—a then little-known outfit by the name of Foster the People—asked Nick to do the artwork for their debut album Torches in 2011.
Nick has gone on to designing for others including covers for Maroon 5’s Overexposed and Mikky Ekko’s “Kids,” as well as designing his own single/album artwork.
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