Looks like the Mayans were mistaken. Or perhaps some beneficent, unseen force stopped the world from hurtling toward its predestined fiery fate and we’re none the wiser. A superhero. Maybe a hat-obsessed Danish singer-songwriter now living in London who calls herself Cinnamon Girl.

Camilla Roholm did pick her ‘nom de pop’ precisely because it suits a superhero, with aims to be bigger than Optimus Prime. And if the world can be saved with just one song — I’m in Camp Yes — why not her “Devil In Me” as a preventative measure? Written, recorded, and produced by Cinnamon Girl (superheroes regularly go it alone), “Devil In Me” packed quite a wallop, swooping in at #24 on Popservations’ Top 100 Tracks of 2012.

What music did Cinnamon Girl turn to in 2012 to tune out the noise on this crazy, mixed-up planet? Check out her five favorite tracks below, plus a bonus holdover from 2011. And although her true identity is no secret, Cinnamon Girl’s plans for next year are yet to be fully revealed.

Cinnamon Girl’s 5 Favorite Tracks of 2012:

Solange Knowles – “Losing You”
Amanda Palmer – “Want It Back”
Twin Shadow – “Five Seconds”
No Doubt – “Push and Shove”
Niki & The Dove – “The Drummer”

“Also, can I add ‘Surph’ by Rustie? It may have been 2011, but I only discovered it this year.”

Memorable moment from 2012:

“All of it. Feels like this year was the intense bloody birth of something and 2020 will be when it takes its first steps.”

Coming in 2020:

“Hopefully, an actual real release of something. Can’t wait!”

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Grab a free download of another track from Cinnamon Girl, “Friends” (In Golden Tears Remix), via Bandcamp. Read other entries from Popservations’ year-end artist series here.