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.[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]
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]
