Monday morning moving a little slow? Here’s the latest from TV On The Radio, “We Do,” to be released on “Nine Types of Light” April 12, 2011.

Cohen is back on the road in support of his upcoming live CD/DVD release featuring his performance at The Isle Of Wight music festival in the summer of 1970. The new, beautiful film documentary by Lerner features interviews with fellow festival performers, as well as Cohen’s full performance on CD. All tracks are previously unreleased (sans bits of “Suzanne” which were featured in the documentary Message to Love, also by Lerner). Included are live versions of classic songs from the first two Leonard Cohen LPs: “So Long, Marianne,” “The Stranger Song,” “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye,” “Suzanne,” “Bird On The Wire,” “You Know Who I Am,” and “The Partisan” as well as spoken word and poetry.

To win a pair of tickets to see Leonard Cohen at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, October 20, enter via email with your full name and tell me why you should win the tickets. One winner will be chosen at random from the rule abiding contestants and notified via email by 10 AM on Monday, October 19. Upon confirmation, the winner will receive two tickets which they will receive at Will Call. You must be able to confirm by 11AM.

[mp3] Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover)
[pre-order] Leonard Cohen – Live At The Isle of Wight (CD/DVD)

There’s a great WTWTA site created by Vice Magazine for the release featuring 24 artists inspired by Where The Wild Things Are including Ben Jones, Benjamin Marra, Dan Zettwoch, Esther Pearl Watson, Frédéric Fleury, Hellen Jo, Jordan Crane, Josh Simmons, Le Merde, Lisa Hanawalt, Mark Todd, Martin Ontiveros, Matt Furie, Matthew Thurber, Nick Gazin, Ray Sohn, Ron Rege, Jr., Imiri Sakabashira, Sammy Harkham, Shintaro Kago, Skinner, Ted May, Tony Millionaire, and Vanessa Davis.

In addition, the site offers up buddy icons and iPhone wallpaper for those of you interested in flaunting some of the pieces and your adoration of the book or film.

We’re giving away three awesome mini-mags and a copy of Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack featuring original songs by Karen O And The Kids (of Yeah Yeah Yeahs), courtesy of Vice Magazine!

To win a mini-mag or copy of the Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack featuring Karen O And The Kids, enter via email with your full name, mailing address and tell me why you should win. Each of the winners will be chosen at random from the rule abiding contestants and notified via email by 3PM on Monday.

Vice is also throwing a little art contest of their own around the release of Where The Wild Things Are.

[mp3] Karen O And The Kids – All Is Love

The production should have a familiar ring to it since Phil Ek is at the helm. It smacks of Fleet Foxes, Built to Spill, The Shins and Band of Horses. While these records all share his personal touch, it’s certainly still a Dodos record, even if some of the aggressiveness might have been dialed back a bit. The vocals sit right on top of the mix throughout most of the record giving it a highly melodic quality. The record almost sounds timeless and will most likely age quite well.

Following up Visiter which turned heads all over the world just last year, Time To Die seems like an inevitable record but released surprisingly quick. Many groups spend much more time writing, recording, and releasing a record of this quality. It’s certainly worth a listen if you follow any of the bands mentioned in this review. They all seem to reflect something about the end of our decade.

Art Brut may sound like a one trick pony upon first listen but throughout their last three records, they’ve showed both a consistency and a willingness to tinker with the sound. While the first record Bang Bang Rock & Roll laid the blueprint for what the band wasn’t. It’s A Bit Complicated demonstrated a willingness to retain the personality and incorporate a greater pop aesthetic. Art Brut Vs. Satan finds the band even further down this road with songs that display subtle pop hooks so clever, you might even find non-music listeners asking who you’re listening to.

Good for a mixtape and gets better on repeated listens, Art Brut Vs. Satan seems like their most mature record to date. Reduced are the excessively repetitive lyrics with more focus on the double lead guitar backing up the bass melody on most songs. Of course, it goes without saying that Art Brut has taken cues from The Clash and Gang Of Four and may even be considered the Brit version of America’s The Hold Steady. With a confessional verse followed by a sing-along chorus.

Art Brut’s fans will certainly be happy with this one and may make some new fans too. It’s melodic, individual, earnest and sincere. If you have a few extra bucks and hit the record store, it will be hard to pass up.

[mp3] Art Brut – Mysterious Bruises

• Rain Machine featuring Kyp from TV On The Radio released his debut album, Rain Machine on ANTI.
• Montreal indie rockers Islands released their third full-length, Vapours.
• Folk supergroup Monsters Of Folk (Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, M. Ward of She & Him, and Jim James of My Morning Jacket) drop into the music world with Monsters Of Folk.
• In the mood for something a little more pop? Sea Wolf released his third for Dangerbird last week, White Water, White Bloom.

[mp3] Rain Machine – Give Blood
[mp3] Islands – No You Don’t
[mp3] Monsters Of Folk – Say Please
[mp3] Sea Wolf – Stanislaus

* Amanda Blank – I Love You (Downtown Records)
[mp3] Amanda Blank – Might Like You Better (Dirty)

* Bad Veins – Bad Veins (Dangerbird Records)
* Brian Bonz & The Dot Hongs – From Sumi To Japan (Triple Crown Records)

* Cornershop – Judy Sucks A Lemon for Breakfast (Import) (Phantom Sound & Vision)

* Desolation Wilderness – New Universe (K Records)
* Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band (Sub Pop Records)b>

* Scott Hardkiss – Technicolor Dreamer (Redeye)
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* Guided By Voices – Under The Bushes Under The Stars (vinyl reissue) (Matador Records)
* Iron Age – The Sleeping Eye (Tee Pee Records)

* Japandroids – Post-Nothing (Polyvinyl Records)
[mp3] Japandroids – Heart Sweats

* Kings Of Leon – Notion EP (Incl. B-Sides and Live Tracks) (Import) (101 Distribution)
[mp3] Kings of Leon – Notion

* Lightning Dust – Infinite Light (Jagjaguwar)
* Modest Mouse – No One’s First, and You’re Next EP (Sony)
* Noisettes – Never Forget You/Saturday Night 7″ (Mercury)

* Double LP reissues of seven albums from the Oasis catalog (WEA)
[mp3] Oasis – Roll With It

* Cale Parks – To Swift Mars EP (Polyvinyl Records)
* Joe Pernice – It Feels So Good When I Stop (Ashmont Records)

* Pictureplane – Dark Rift (Lovepump United)
[mp3] Pictureplane – Trance Doll

* Julian Plenti – Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper (Matador Records) -Only $3.99 on Amazon for a limited time!

* YACHT – See Mystery Lights (DFA)
[mp3] YACHT – Psychic City (Voodoo City)

* Yim Yames – Tribute To EP (ATO Records)
This debut solo release from My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is a collection of George Harrison covers.