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

Disc 2