The 12 Best Songs of 2012 You Haven’t Heard Yet

December 23, 2012 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

2012 was an amazing year for music, but it was one filled with plenty of up and coming stars on the independent scene. Check out our list of the 12 best songs this year you haven’t probably heard yet.

12: Don Felder: “Fall From Grace”: The former Eagles guitarist crafts a fitting ballad of love and loss in a track that was featured on the Showtime mega-hit “Homeland.”

11: The Outlaws: “Alex’s Song”: This isn’t the same type of song you expect from the southern rock giants. A somber acoustic ballad, it’s immediately reminiscent of the classic Eagles track, “Love Will Keep Us Alive,” or Pure Prairie League’s “Amie.”

10: Adler: “The One That You Hated”: A radio friendly rock/pop gem from former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler and his new band. It’ll get you pumped and ready to fight.

9: Another Lost Year: “War on the Inside”: Another radio-friendly rocker anthem, although a bit grittier. ALY’s frontman Clinton Cunanan has a voice that mirrors Creed’s Scott Stapp.

8: Jake Bugg: “Simple as This”: The teenager from the UK is no Justin Bieber. Thank god. More McCartney with dirty nails, his old soul serenades on the six-string, accompanied by a great voice.

7: Jon Jonsson: “When You’re Around”: Iceland’s blonde-haired, blue-eyed version of Stevie Wonder, this is a soulful ballad that’ll help get your day off on the right foot.

6: Bento: “Words of Love”: Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies has come a long way from the mid-90s grunge scene. This song feels like a Beatles tune. A nostalgia-filled tune, but from an era you would expect from the writer.

5: Miggs: “Pretty”: The band’s album was produced by the legendary Phil Ramone and it shows. A beautiful ballad, it’s inspiring.

4: Michi: “Warrior”: Another wonderful ballad sung by one of the industry’s undiscovered gems. Michiko Egger is an amazing guitarist, an excellent songwriter and the owner of a unique voice. It will be a rainy day favorite.

3: Gabriel Kelley: “When is Enough Enough”: Make no mistake, this is a sad song, but like James Taylor and Jim Croce and Harry Chapin before him, Kelley can engross you with his heart.

2: Charmed City Devils: “All You’ll Ever Need”: Firehouse meets Alter Bridge, CCD lead singer and former SR-71 drummer John Allen has the type of voice most young metal heads dream of. The fact that he can use his vocal cords in a way that make him accessible to the masses is also a testament to his ability.

1: Star City Meltdown: “Here With You”: Another rock anthem fueled by flawless vocals and equally as impressive musicianship. It’s like Journey meets The Lost Prophets. Your ears, will love it.

Honorable Mentions:

Dan Godlin: “Did She Look”?

Evolove: “Wake Up Call (Acoustic)”

Jenna Andrews: “Kiss and Run”

Keith Moody: “Do it Over Again”

Joshua Ketchmark: “All These Eyes”

Photo by Alan Hawkins

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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