This Is Next Year is a compilation album released July 17, 2001, by Arena Rock Recording Co.
Interpol, The Walkmen, and French Kicks all released debut albums within a year of This Is Next Year'''s release. Contributing artists were largely from neighborhoods near to the bridges between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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.
Reception
Brian Raftery of Entertainment Weekly said the "collection unearths a trove of local talent", noting that Brooklyn was normally associated with hip-hop. Ann Powers of The New York Times said the album had "something for everyone who likes music that rocks with brains and style." She also notes the lack of hip-hop and calls the album "monochromatic".
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.
Track listing
Disc 1
"Radio" – The Walkmen
"I've Got A Fang (Demo)" – They Might Be Giants
"Wasting In The Sun" – Folksongs For The Afterlife
"Keep Your Feelings To Yourself" – Clem Snide
"Muddy Blue" – A.M. Radio (later renamed Icewater Scandal) "Hey Man" – Grand Mal "Go Shopping" – The Mendoza Line "Radiate" – Weeds Of Eden "Awake And Under" – Calla "She Blinded Me with Science" – Ex Models "Twin Stars" – Bee and Flower "Like Your Mom" – Hoagy "Sky To Ground" – Geometry "It's All Made Up" – Scout "No Sleeves" – Les Savy Fav "Artificial Light" – Rainer Maria "Painted Flowers" – Cub Country "New York Avenue Playground" – Cindy Wheeler "It's Not About Love (It's About Love)" – The Seconds "Spanish Conversation" – Hub "Johnny Shot The Mexican" – Reverend Vince Anderson
Disc 2
"Bound For Brighter Days" – The Boggs
"Problems" – Ben Kweller
"1985" – French Kicks
"Snail" – Mink Lungs
"False Porno Alarm (Surgery Mix)" – Stereobate
"Hard To Be Easy" – Champale
"Hearts Don't Break" – Ida
"Factory Farm" – Jumbo Jets
"Three Ears" – Elk City
"Horsey" – Hem
"The Wind" – The Birdwatcher
"New York's Alright (If You Like Saxophones)" – Enon
"Down In The Mud" – Gloria Deluxe
"A Time To Be So Small" – Interpol
"Blizzard Of '77" – Nada Surf
"Kite" – Mascott
"Gin I Win" – Timesbold
"Vanish" – Black Beetle
"Cellar Door" – Laura Cantrell
"Don't Believe A Word" – Blasco
"Brooklyn" – Home
"(Untitled)"
References
External links
Arena Rock Recording Co.