"THIS IS NEXT" COMPILATION SERIES TO HIGHLIGHT THE BEST MUSIC FROM INDEPENDENT ARTISTS

ADA-CREATED SERIES TO ROTATE AMONG DISTRIBUTED LABELS
MTV2 TO PROVIDE SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AND EXPOSURE
VICE RECORDS TO CURATE INAUGURAL RELEASE, IN STORES AUGUST 21

"This Is NEXT" is a new compilation series showcasing today's best independent artists. Based on the model of the popular "NOW That's What I Call Music" series and inspired by the success of 2004's Garden State soundtrack (which largely featured independent artists and sold over 1 million units), "This Is NEXT" will be curated biannually by a different labels in the ADA stable.

ADA president Andy Allen sums the compilation's relevance best by saying, "Indie music has entered the mainstream. Hollywood and Madison Avenue are increasingly using tracks from indie artists in their projects, and you hear indie artists regularly in TV shows. This is NEXT features the best music from the indie community." MTV2 is set to provide valuable marketing and promotional expertise on the series, including special programming and exposure for the series across all their many platforms.
The first edition will be released by VICE Records and features some of the most critically acclaimed artists in music today, including tracks from recent Top 10 album debuts by The Shins, Bright Eyes, and Spoon, plus celebrated tracks by Bloc Party, Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cat Power, Neko Case, and more. The album also represents an historic coming together of some of the best independent labels ever - Matador, Sub Pop, Merge, Touch & Go, Saddle Creek, Kill Rock Stars and more - all on the same album. Full track listing below.


Track Listing:
1. Bloc Party - The Prayer
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cheated Hearts
3. Sonic Youth - Do You Believe In Rapture?
4. The Shins - Phantom Limb
5. Spoon - The Underdog
6. Bright Eyes - Four Winds
7. Cat Power - Lived In Bars
8. Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On
9. Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
10. Deerhoof - The Perfect Me
11. The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy!
12. Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
13. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Colleen
14. M. Ward - Chinese Translation
15. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Satan Said Dance