Hozier’s “Nina Cried Power” among Barack Obama’s favorite songs of 2018

ABC/Fred LeeFormer president Barack Obama has shared a list of his favorite songs of 2018, and Hozier made the cut.

The Irish singer-songwriter's track "Nina Cried Power," which features gospel/soul legend Mavis Staples, is one of the over 20 songs Obama chose. His list also includes "Wait by the River" by Lord Huron, "One Trick Ponies" by Kurt Vile, and "Need a Little Time," by Courtney Barnett.

Obama writes that the songs he picked reflect the music he found "most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved."

"Nina Cried Power" appears on Hozier's new EP of the same name, which was released in September. He plans to release his sophomore album, titled Wasteland, Baby!, in 2019.

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