Rachel Goodman’s top alt-rock and alt-pop songs of 2022. L to R; Row 1: Fontaines D.C., Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Julia Jacklin, GIFT, The Linda Lindas. Row 2: Automatic, The Eaves, The National Parks, Ron Gallo, Love’n’Joy, Blitz Vega. Row 3: Bellows, Heart Racer, Oliver Marson, CVC, The Steens,…

Lord Huron performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Aug 2, 2019. Click the photo to begin the slideshow. BERKELEY — Lord Huron returned to the Bay Area on Friday, following performances at BottleRock and Treasure Island music festivals over the past nine months. Given the opportunity to…

The sophomore album by Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin, Crushing, delves into an emotional two-year journey and a transition in a relationship. While Jacklin’s personable self-examination remains in her songwriting, Crushing explores the mind, emotions and heartache. Her openness and healthy habit of rejecting expectations carry over from 2016’s Don’t Let the…