Nilka Explores the Depth of Sacrificial Love on “Poured Out”

Singer-songwriter Nilka allows listeners a glimpse into her relationship on her newest release “Poured Out,” released on July 1st. Inspired by her relationship with her husband, “Poured Out” is a dream-pop ballad that encourages continual emotional support and sacrificial love. She explains that as a paramedic, her husband must take on an incredible amount of stress and is able to thrive in the environment. Nevertheless, at a point when he was working full-time and trying to complete a Bachelor’s degree, it was once too much for him. “Without telling me how overwhelmed he was, he stopped submitting any work for the class until he failed it and went into his own self-shaming bubble,” she says. The subjugation of his own internal shame manifested itself into an outward expression of anger an...

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