With her third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, Rodrigo is eager to share what she’s learned. And even if she has fun between the ballads, the sadder, sparser songs lay out—again, in characteristically vivid detail—how Rodrigo believes the mistakes we make in the name of love are painful but effective teachers.

Maybe you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is a collection of love notes, but not the kind you send: This is further proof of Rodrigo’s great capacity for feeling, and feeling it all—the brutal lows, sure, but also the bottomless hope that sparks with a look from a stranger in a crowded bar that could potentially change your life.