Everyone and their mother has a music list out there right now from 2012. And, honestly, it’s kind of fun to look back on the last year and see it through the lens of music. For me, 2012 was filled with ups and downs, new jobs and old jobs, freelancing and traffic, publishing and rejection, and I wanted to share with you the songs that provided a soundtrack — the songs that inspired me or just brought some joy — from last year. Unlike my book list, I’m going to focus on songs that were popular during the year. But it’s also an homage to the music being made today. I hear so many people saying they would rather live in the 60s or…