Sometimes the best way to deal with the anxiety of aging is by writing a song about it. That’s what Pickle Darling did with “Human Bean Instruction Manual,” an endearing, conflicted indie-pop gem that follows last month’s “Massive Everything.”

Caroline Polachek recently shared “On The Beach,” her contribution to the soundtrack for Death Stranding 2, the latest from the renowned video game designer Hideo Kojima. To celebrate the game’s launch, the Japanese auteur’s production company Kojima Productions did a world tour called the World Strand Tour across 12 cities, with each stop featuring some special guests and events. At the London stop Monday night, Polachek performed “On The Beach” live for the first time. It was a simple setup, but Polachek certainly doesn’t need much assistance for a good performance.

The members of Nuovo Testamento come from LA and Bologna, and some of them have roots in punk and hardcore bands. Together, however, they make joyously cheese dance bangers — big tunes built on Euro-pop and hi-NRG and Italo disco. Later this month, they’ll follow their 2023 debut Love Lines with their new EP Trouble, and they’ll also play LA’s hardcore-centric Sound And Fury fest. I sadly will not be there at Sound And Fury, but I cannot wait to hear how this music goes over with that crowd.

BTS are on the comeback trail. In 2022, the galactically popular K-pop boy band announced it was going on hiatus so its seven members could fulfill their mandatory service with the South Korean military. Now it’s time to get back to that other ARMY. BTS announced today in a Weverse livestream that the group will return in 2026 with a new album and tour.

In a world of polite, professional eulogies, Chrissie Hynde is bringing passion and brutal honesty. The Pretenders leader took to social media to mourn composer Lalo Schifrin, who passed away last week, and she also used it as an opportunity to rant about modern day composers.

Last week, just a few days after the 25th anniversary of Deftones’ White Pony, West Coast rap legend Xzibit sang the album’s praises in his episode of Amoeba Music’s video series What’s In My Bag? In the time since that video went live, Deftones had to drop off last weekend’s Glastonbury lineup at the last minute due to illness; Skepta replaced them. But the band was back in action Sunday night at Crystal Palace Park, where — as Xzibit will be happy to learn — video screens teased some upcoming “private music.”

Over the weekend at Glastonbury, British rap-punk outfit Bob Vylan made their pro-Palestine stance abundantly clear. Their stage backdrop read, “Free Palestine. United Nations have called it a genocide. The BBC calls it a ‘conflict,’” and member Bobby Vylan led the crowd in a “Free Palestine” chant, before asking: “Have you heard this one, though?: Death, death to the IDF!” The BBC, who was broadcasting certain festival sets, called the chant “deeply offensive,” and Glastonbury organizers also said they were “appalled.” Afterwards, local police also said they were assessing some Glastonbury performances “to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation,” and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that “there is no excuse for this kind of appalling hate speech.” Meanwhile, Bobby was at home happily eating ice cream and hanging out with his daughter.

For a decade now, minus a pandemic-induced break, Jack Antonoff has been throwing a music festival called Shadow Of The City in Asbury Park, NJ. We interviewed him about it a lifetime ago (in 2017). This year there’s a West Coast edition of the fest taking place in October, but the original East Coast version took place Saturday at Asbury Park’s famed Stone Pony. After performances from Joyce Manor, Dora Jar, Mike Birbiglia, Ben Kweller, Skullcrusher, and Cassandra Coleman, Antonoff’s band Bleachers took the stage and busted out a new song for the occasion. The new tune, “Blood Brothers,” features some luscious saxophone action, and you can catch fan-made video of its debut performance below.

Last month Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis and Survivor: Panama contestant Shane Powers announced a “concert-friendly” canned coffee brand called Jolene. It’s been a minute since Stereogum reviewed any unexpected artist product so today we are launching a new video series for that purpose.

If any Glastonbury attendees somehow didn’t know about the Cure before the festival this weekend, they probably do now. On Friday, Gracie Abrams did a cover of their 1987 classic “Just Like Heaven,” describing it as one of her “favorite songs ever” and that she wish she wrote it. Tonight’s headliner is Abrams’ former tourmate Olivia Rodrigo, who earlier this month brought out David Byrne to do Talking Heads’ “Burning Down The House” together during her headlining Governors Ball set. Rodrigo is a Cure fan, too, and also did a cover of “Just Like Heaven” at Glastonbury along with “Friday I’m In Love.” Oh, and Robert Smith joined her.