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Joanna Newsom: "Cosmia"
"No one's really doing ten-minute rhapsodic songs at the moment," says Okereke of the cult singer and harpist. "It's so brave and emotive."
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Self-described "huge fan" Okereke cites this as his favorite track off her new album: "I could listen to her sing anything."
Forward, Russia!: "Twelve" [Listen]
Okereke claims this band made it onto his iPod by accident, but he's glad it did: "The song really reminded me of the visceral energy of tight, staccato rock music."