We’ve had a lot of top-tier collaborations ... about Russian icons and whirling dervishes, and you have the kind of smart, perfect indie song that only Ezra Koenig and co know how to make.

But then, also like some of us, perhaps you look back on the wealth of phenomenal songs the year gave us, and suddenly it’s: Come back, ’24, all is forgiven. Whether it was an unusually great ...