"We Are the Music" is the latest track from the recent LA resident, and we reckon it's just the thing to ease you into the working week after a lamington- and snag-filled long weekend.

Every now and then we come across a band that fills a little part of us we didn't know was missing.

Turns out there's more to the Maryland-based city than fictional serial killers and corny musicals -- there's Wye Oak, too.

Our anticipatory cartwheels have gone from 'go' to 'WHOA!' since getting to know the band supporting First Aid Kit on tour.

Meet Big Strong Brute, a modern-day storyteller.

Ask the fellas from Bear's Den where they get their inspiration, and they'll probably name the children's book, Where the Wild Things Are.