Quality over quantity reigns on Michelle Branch's fourth album

Rock: Michelle Branch, The Trouble With Fever (Nonesuch)

A former teenage pop star and a one-time protégé of Madonna, Branch is a canny pop/rock songwriter who has managed to carve out a successful career, predominantly in the US. Known in the early part of her career for expressing heartfelt teenage emotions, over the years she has developed as a mature, considered voice that, perhaps predictably, sells fewer records. That said, quality over quantity reigns on ...