Which singer-songwriter wrote songs influenced by alternative rock as well as country for her album released in 2012?
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State of Grace (Taylor Swift song) "State of Grace" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album "Red" (2012). It was released to the iTunes Store on October 16, 2012, in the United States by Big Machine Records as the fourth and final promotional single from the album. It was the only promotional single from the album that was not re-issued as an official single, as "Begin Again", "Red", and "I Knew You Were Trouble", were all later re-issued as official singles. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. Musically, the song is a departure from Swift's typical country pop, using influences of alternative rock while being compared to bands such as U2, Muse and The Cranberries. The song has received immense praise from music critics, who have complimented its broader sound in comparison with Swift's previous material.
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Red (Taylor Swift song) "Red" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album of the same name (2012). It was released on October 2, 2012, in the US by Big Machine Records as the second promotional single from "Red" in 2012 and serves as the album's fifth single on June 21, 2013. It was part of the tracks released during the four weeks preceding the release of the album. Musically, "Red" is a country song, and its lyrics uses colors and metaphors to describe an intense and tumultuous relationship.
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Jennette McCurdy (album) Jennette McCurdy is the self-titled first studio album of the American country-music artist and actress Jennette McCurdy. It was released on June 5, 2012, on Capitol Nashville. It features the single, "Generation Love", which was released in April 2011. The physical CD, which was only for sale at Justice Stores, contained only seven of the album’s tracks.
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Alice Smith Alice Smith (born 1978) is an American singer and songwriter, her style anchored in rock, R&B, blues, jazz and soul.
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2012 in country music This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2012.
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Love Songs (Ayumi Hamasaki album) Love Songs (stylized as Love songs) is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. The album was released on December 22, 2010 through Avex Trax, eight months after her eleventh studio album "Rock 'n' Roll Circus". A stylistic return to the aesthetic of her albums before "Secret", "Love Songs" contains pop songs with lyrics primarily revolving around love, many of them ballads.
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Audrey Auld-Mezera Audrey Auld-Mezera ("née" Audrey Auld) (January 14, 1964 - August 9, 2015) was an Australian American country music touring singer–songwriter. She had released eleven albums and three EPs on her own Reckless Records label, and had recorded with numerous musicians including Bill Chambers, Kieran Kane, Fred Eaglesmith, Mary Gauthier, Dale Watson, Kasey Chambers, and Carrie Rodriguez. She had songs recorded by various artists and songs placed on the FX TV shows "Justified", "Longmire", "NCIS: New Orleans" and "The Good Guys". She hosted songwriting workshops with inmates in San Quentin Prison in California from 2007 till 2013.
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In This Dream In This Dream is the debut studio album of Canadian singer/songwriter Chad Price, released in 2012 and distributed by Universal and Interscope.
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The Spirit Indestructible Tour The Spirit Indestructible Tour was the fifth concert tour by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, in support of her 2012 album "The Spirit Indestructible".
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Deer Creek Canyon Deer Creek Canyon is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Sera Cahoone, released September 25, 2012 on Sub Pop Records.
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Easton Corbin Dan Easton Corbin (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two number one hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll with It", as well as the number 14 hit "I Can't Love You Back". His second album, "All Over the Road", was released in September 2012. Its first single, "Lovin' You Is Fun", was released in February 2012. The album's second single, "All Over the Road", was released in January 2013. As of 2013, he had sold over 470,000 albums and over 2 million singles.
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Shinin' on Me "Shinin' on Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jerrod Niemann. It was released in April 2012 as the first single from his album "Free the Music". Niemann wrote the song with Lee Brice, Rob Hatch and Lance Miller while on tour with Brad Paisley.
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Something to Do with My Hands "Something to Do with My Hands" is a song recorded by American country music artist Thomas Rhett. It was released in February 2012 as the first single from his debut album, "It Goes Like This". Rhett wrote the song with Lee Thomas Miller and Chris Stapleton.
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Reckless (Jeremy Camp song) "Reckless" is a song by Christian Contemporary-Alternative-Rock musician Jeremy Camp from his seventh studio album, "Reckless". It was released on November 16, 2012, as the first single from the album.
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Only God Could Love You More "Only God Could Love You More" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jerrod Niemann. It was released in October 2012 as his fifth top 40 hit on the Hot Country Songs, and the second single from his album "Free the Music". Niemann wrote this song with Lee Brice and Jon Stone.
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Gwen Sebastian Gwen Noel Sebastian is an American country music singer-songwriter. Sebastian was signed to Lofton Creek Records in 2009 and released two singles for the label. In 2012, she was a contestant on the second season of "The Voice".
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Americana (Neil Young &amp; Crazy Horse album) Americana is the thirty-second studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on June 5, 2012. The album was Young's first collaboration with backing band Crazy Horse since their 2003 album, "Greendale", and its associated tour.
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (song) "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in August 2012 as the fourth single from his album "Tailgates & Tanlines". The song was written by Bryan, Jeff Stevens and Shane McAnally.
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Sturgill Simpson John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American Grammy Award-winning country music and roots rock singer-songwriter. As of August 2017, he has released three albums as a solo artist. He released two albums independently, "High Top Mountain" in 2013 and "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music" in 2014. His second album is notable for being nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, being listed 18th on "Rolling Stone's" "50 Best Albums of 2014," and also being named among "NPR's 50 Favorite Albums of 2014." His third studio album, "A Sailor's Guide to Earth", was released on Atlantic Records and was Simpson's first major-label release, later earning him Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards while also being nominated for Album of the Year.
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Gretchen Phillips Gretchen Phillips (born 1963) is an American singer-songwriter known for her humorous and topical songs. Phillips has been openly gay throughout her life and her lesbianism has inspired much of her material.
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Daniel Bélanger Daniel Bélanger (born December 26, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music is eclectic, inspired by alternative rock, folk and electronic music, sometimes humorous sometimes wistful.
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Circles (Christina Aguilera song) "Circles" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her seventh studio album, "Lotus" (2012). It was written by Aguilera, Dwayne Abernathy, Candice Pillay and co-written and produced by Alex da Kid. Musically, the song is an uptempo alternative rock track. Lyrically, it finds Aguilera inviting her haters to "spin around in circles on her middle finger". The track received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised its raunchy lyrics and its catchiness. Upon the release of "Lotus", "Circles" debuted on the South Korean international singles chart at number 160.