Michelle Branch - Hopeless Romantic

Gatefold double LP

Singer-songwriter known for "Everywhere" returns with new solo album

Hopeless Romantic marks Michelle Branch's first solo album since the Grammy-nominated Hotel Paper (certified platinum).

What happens when you come to terms with heartbreak? What happens when you move on? These questions are weaved throughout Branch's third studio album, Hopeless Romantic. On her first solo full-length in nearly 14 years, the singer-songwriter — known in the early aughts for pop rock anthems like "Everywhere" and "Are You Happy Now" — gives an intimate look at her road to self-discovery after her 2015 split from husband Teddy Landau. The result is her most vulnerable and honest work to date.

Produced by Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney and Gus Seyffert (Beck, Norah Jones, Sia), the most revelatory moment on the album arrives midway though during the wistful ballad "Knock Yourself Out." It's a song that captures a change in the tide, a nervous breathe for Branch as she begins to take her first step on her own.

"I hope all that I've learned will make sense when I get there," she repeats to herself over and over like a hymn. Hopeless Romantic weaves a tale of love-lost and found.