Michelle Branch Returns With 'Loud Music' (Video)

In a revealing interview with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this summer, Michelle Branch recalled the struggles she faced as she transitioned from pop-rock to country, became a mother and wondered whether a career in music was the right path for her.

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Luckily for fans, Branch is back at the music business with her fourth solo project (and first release in eight years). Following the success of 2001’s The Spirit Room and her 2003 LP Hotel Paper, Branch became one half of the duo The Wreckers, releasing the No. 1 country single “Leave the Pieces” in 2006.

Now, Branch has unveiled the first music video for “Loud Music,” the lead single off her forthcoming album, West Coast Time. Watch below.

West Coast Time is expected to be released this September from Reprise Records.