michelle jacquet branch-landau (born july 2, 1983) is a singer from the united states. she writes songs and plays the guitar. she made her first album, "broken bracelet", in 2000, and released the platinum-selling albums "the spirit room" and "hotel paper" in august 2001 and june 2003, respectively. during this period, she worked with carlos santana on the single "the game of love", which won a grammy award. in 2004, she formed the musical duo the wreckers with fellow musician jessica harp.