September 10th, 2007 // 5 Comments

thisisnext.jpgThe first-week tallies for the Pitchfork-maligned This Is Next compilation: Units Shipped: 100,000; Units Sold: 1,014. Maybe next time out they should scale back the virtual album-release party? [The Catbirdseat]


  1. mackro

    fuck. they should have just burned CD-Rs instead.

  2. Stafford

    Maybe VICE isn’t as cool as they thing they are. This just goes to show that “indie rock” is completely obsolete. It missed the popular yacht, and is stuck on the no-fun inflatable raft.

  3. Trackback

    In this age of digital downloads and two-track ringles, is there place in the American consumer’s heart for that slightly alt-rock compilation This Is Next?No.Units shipped: 100,000Units sold:…

  4. goldsoundz

    Or maybe, it’s like people here and on other blogs were saying and there was no audience for this comp. That Pitchfork review is starting to look valid.

  5. Halfwit

    @goldsoundz: I think we all know that if this same tracklist had come attached to a Zach Braff movie, it would’ve gotten at least a 5.x and a 5 digit opening week.

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