It has been a minute since the world has heard from guitar-pop icon Michelle Branch, but thankfully, all of that is about to change. You remember Branch from the early aughts, when she scored a number of hits with songs like “Everywhere,” “All You Wanted,” “Goodbye To You” and “Are You Happy Now?,” among others. Those singles still rock just as hard as they did when they first took over radio, but fans have been waiting over a decade for a new full-length from the songwriter, and now the wait is over.

We spoke with Michelle recently about her new album Hopeless Romantic and her comeback, which was years in the making thanks to record label politics. She’s just as happy to be back as we are to have her back, by the way.