This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation

This Is Next Year is a compilation album released July 17, 2001, by Arena Rock Recording Co.

This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation
Compilation album by Various
Released	July 17, 2001
Label	Arena Rock Recording Co.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]

Interpol, The Walkmen, and French Kicks all released debut albums within a year of This Is Next Year's release.^[3] Contributing artists were largely from neighborhoods near to the bridges between Brooklyn and Manhattan.^[4]

According to Time Out, who interviewed several contributors and the owner of Arena Rock, the album was evidence of a "musical renaissance" Brooklyn had been experiencing since the late 1990s.^[5]

Reception

Brian Raftery of Entertainment Weekly said the "collection unearths a trove of local talent", noting that Brooklyn was normally associated with hip-hop.^[2] Ann Powers of The New York Times said the album had "something for everyone who likes music that rocks with brains and style."^[4] She also notes the lack of hip-hop and calls the album "monochromatic".^[4]

However, Stephen Cramer of AllMusic, points out that "the diversity of sounds coming out of the New York City borough is evident", describing "I've Got a Fang" by They Might Be Giants as a "hard rocker" and the following "soft and serene folk song", "Wasting In The Sun" by Folksongs For The Afterlife.^[1]

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Radio" – The Walkmen
2. "I've Got A Fang (Demo)" – They Might Be Giants
3. "Wasting In The Sun" – Folksongs For The Afterlife
4. "Keep Your Feelings To Yourself" – Clem Snide
5. "Muddy Blue" – A.M. Radio (later renamed Icewater Scandal)
6. "Hey Man" – Grand Mal
7. "Go Shopping" – The Mendoza Line
8. "Radiate" – Weeds Of Eden
9. "Awake And Under" – Calla
10. "She Blinded Me with Science" – Ex Models
11. "Twin Stars" – Bee and Flower
12. "Like Your Mom" – Hoagy
13. "Sky To Ground" – Geometry
14. "It's All Made Up" – Scout
15. "No Sleeves" – Les Savy Fav
16. "Artificial Light" – Rainer Maria
17. "Painted Flowers" – Cub Country
18. "New York Avenue Playground" – Cindy Wheeler
19. "It's Not About Love (It's About Love)" – The Seconds
20. "Spanish Conversation" – Hub
21. "Johnny Shot The Mexican" – Reverend Vince Anderson

Disc 2

1. "Bound For Brighter Days" – The Boggs
2. "Problems" – Ben Kweller
3. "1985" – French Kicks
4. "Snail" – Mink Lungs
5. "False Porno Alarm (Surgery Mix)" – Stereobate
6. "Hard To Be Easy" – Champale
7. "Hearts Don't Break" – Ida
8. "Factory Farm" – Jumbo Jets
9. "Three Ears" – Elk City
10. "Horsey" – Hem
11. "The Wind" – The Birdwatcher
12. "New York's Alright (If You Like Saxophones)" – Enon
13. "Down In The Mud" – Gloria Deluxe
14. "A Time To Be So Small" – Interpol
15. "Blizzard Of '77" – Nada Surf
16. "Kite" – Mascott
17. "Gin I Win" – Timesbold
18. "Vanish" – Black Beetle
19. "Cellar Door" – Laura Cantrell
20. "Don't Believe A Word" – Blasco
21. "Brooklyn" – Home
22. "(Untitled)"

References

1. Cramer, Stephen. This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation at AllMusic
2. Raftery, Brian (August 10, 2001). "This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
3. Macia, Peter (2005). "Tree City Robbers on High Street". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
4. Powers, Ann (December 27, 2001). "CRITIC'S CHOICE/Pop CD's; Sounds That Affirm New York's Strength". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
5. Time Out New York. Time Out Guides. 2002. p. 203-207.

External links

• Arena Rock Recording Co.