This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation

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This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation
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ReleasedJuly 17, 2001
Label Arena Rock Recording Co.
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]

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

Contents

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)"

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References

  1. 1 2 Cramer, Stephen. This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation at AllMusic
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 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.
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