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Michelle Branch Drops EP Nov. 6, Announces 18-Date Anniversary Tour

7/15/2026

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Michelle Branch EP

Michelle Branch announced her EP Everywhere and Back Again will drop on Nov. 6 via BMG.
The release celebrates the 25th anniversary of her debut The Spirit Room and revisits past hits.
It features a new “The Game of Love” duet with Gregg Alexander of New Radicals.
Branch will tour 18 U.S. dates this fall, beginning with a nostalgia show at the Sun Rose in Los Angeles.

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Branch Delivers Take

After Gregg Alexander recommended Branch because Clive Davis could not find a singer, Branch delivered vocals in one take, impressing engineers.
Although Tina Turner and Macy Gray recorded takes, Clive Davis insisted on a newer sound.
Gregg Alexander wrote the song after the New Radicals breakup, which later appeared on Santana’s Shaman album.
Clive Davis died the day Gregg Alexander flew back from Prague to deliver the recording, never hearing it.

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Branch Goes Synth

The reworked “The Game of Love” swaps Santana’s guitar licks for a synth-driven arrangement, signaling Branch’s stylistic shift.
Alexander described Branch’s forthcoming album as “jaw-dropping,” her first new material since 2022’s *The Trouble with Fever*.
Branch said the anniversary EP aims to energize listeners about her past while ushering a new career chapter.

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Michelle Branch EP

Michelle Branch announced her EP Everywhere and Back Again will drop on Nov. 6 via BMG.
The release celebrates the 25th anniversary of her debut The Spirit Room and revisits past hits.
It features a new “The Game of Love” duet with Gregg Alexander of New Radicals.
Branch will tour 18 U.S. dates this fall, beginning with a nostalgia show at the Sun Rose in Los Angeles.

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