This Is Next – Indie's Biggest Hits Volume 1 is a compilation album released by Vice Records on August 21, 2007.
Reception
This Is Next – Indie's Biggest Hits Volume 1 received mixed to negative reviews from music critics. Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic said that "hopefully, listeners will walk away from this release educated enough to dig further into their favorite artists' back catalogs". Michaelangelo Matos of The A.V. Club noted that "those who know and love these songs have probably already made a better mix-CD than this one". Chad Grischow of IGN described it as "a solid collection of some of rock's best current acts, but it is not exactly major label free". Matt LeMay of Pitchfork described it as "a reminder that it's not the bands that sell out, it's the business". Evan Sawdey of PopMatters asked, "Do you really need this album to begin with?"
According to Pitchfork, the album sold roughly 1,000 copies in its first week.
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