This Is Next Year (Brooklyn-Ba (2001) (Clem Snid/Wheeler/Hoagy )

Product Summary Label: Arena Rock UPC: 00639980001822 Release Date: 10/4/2005 Buy.com Sku: 60488184 Item#: MHSL24 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Radio - The Walkmen ~ Various Artists 2. I've Got A Fang - They Might Be Giants ~ Various Artists 3. Wasting In The Sun - Folksongs For The Afterlife ~ Various Artists 4. Keep Your Feelings To Yourself - Clem Snide ~ Various Artists 5. Muddy Blue - A.M. Radio ~ Various Artists 6. Hey Man - Grand Mal ~ Various Artists 7. Go Shopping - The Mendoza Line ~ Various Artists 8. Radiate - Weeds Of Eden ~ Various Artists 9. Awake And Under - Calla ~ Various Artists 10. Science - Ex Models ~ Various Artists 11. Twin Stars - Bee & Flower ~ Various Artists 12. Like Your Mom - Hoagy ~ Various Artists 13. Sky To Ground - Geometry ~ Various Artists 14. It's All Made Up - Scout ~ Various Artists 15. No Sleeves - Les Savy Fav ~ Various Artists 16. Artificial Light - Rainer Maria ~ Various Artists 17. Painted Flowers - Cub Country ~ Various Artists 18. New York Avenue Playground - Cindy Wheeler ~ Various Artists 19. It's Not About Love (It's About Love) - The Seconds ~ Various Artists 20. Spanish Conversation - Hub ~ Various Artists 21. Johnny Shot The Mexican - Rev. Vince Anderson ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Bound For Brighter Days - The Boggs ~ Various Artists 2. Problems - Ben Kweller ~ Various Artists 3. 1985 - The French Kicks ~ Various Artists 4. Snail - Mink Lungs ~ Various Artists 5. False Porno Alarm - Stereobate (Surgery mix) ~ Various Artists 6. Hard To Be Easy - Champale ~ Various Artists 7. Hearts Don't Break - Ida ~ Various Artists 8. Factory Farm - Jumbo Jets ~ Various Artists 9. Three Ears - Elk City ~ Various Artists 10. Horsey - Hem ~ Various Artists 11. Wind, The - The Birdwatcher ~ Various Artists 12. New York's Alright (If You Like Saxophones) - Enon ~ Various Artists 13. Down In The Mud - Gloria Deluxe ~ Various Artists 14. Time To Be So Small, A - Interpol ~ Various Artists 15. Blizzard Of '77 - Nada Surf ~ Various Artists 16. Kite - Mascott ~ Various Artists 17. Gin I Win - Whip ~ Various Artists 18. Vanish - Black Beetle ~ Various Artists 19. Cellar Door - Laura Cantrell ~ Various Artists 20. Don't Believe A Word - Blasco ~ Various Artists 21. Brooklyn - Home ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info From the start of the piano-laced "Radio" by the Walkmen, it's obvious that listeners are in for a ride when listening to This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation. That song is followed by "I've Got a Fang," which is new territory for They Might Be Giants. The song is a hard rocker, with John Linnell's vocals noticeably lower than normal. The diversity of sounds coming out of the New York City borough is evident with what comes next: a soft and serene folk song from Folksongs for the Afterlife. From the outrageous bursts of Grand Mal to the relaxed musical companionship of the Mendoza Line, there is a wealth of unique sounds coming out of the thriving Brooklyn indie rock scene. Les Savy Fav offer up the live track "No Sleeves," a rousing song made better by Tim Harrington's understated vocals. Rainer Maria, who transplanted to Brooklyn from Wisconsin, donated "Artificial Light" to the disc. It's another wonderful example of Caithlin de Marrais and Kyle Fischer's feverish vocal interplay. The first disc ends with the lively "Johnny Shot the Mexican" by Rev. Vince Anderson. The second disc begins with former subway musicians the Boggs and their folky "Bound for Brighter Days." The French Kicks offer up the subtly catchy "1985," while Ida's "Hearts Don't Break" features Liz Mitchell's remarkably reflective vocals in harmony with Dan Littleton. Enon's "New York's Alright (If You Like Saxophones)" is a lively and disorienting effort. It's followed by Nada Surf's John Denver-esque "Blizzard of '77," which is gracefully followed by Mascott's seductive and dramatic "Kite." The disc ends with the startling and complex "Brooklyn" by Home. It's a warped and quirky song smattered with gleeful melodies and frantically sung lyrics. Arena Rock Records released the two-disc set in 2001. Proceeds benefited the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition, a Brooklyn animal shelter. ~ Stephen Cramer   Technical Info Release Date : 07/05/2005 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 18 Label : Arena Rock Recording Company (USA) Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00639980001822   Professional Reviews CMJ (8/13/01, p.12) - "...Not only a perfect intro to a thriving musical community...it's an archival document of a moment in musical time."    Product Image