The rising Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year.
Jon Caramanica
Hearing the Past, and Reckoning With the Future
Musicians know how to make music, and they know — even if they insist they don’t — how to bake in answers to the critiques that await them. Many of this year’s best albums seem to anticip... [1325 chars]