Give Out by Sharon Van Etten

Album: The Tramp (2012)

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Feeling raw after the breakup of a five-year relationship, New Jersey singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten decided to move to New York to start all over. This song describes her learning to love again. Said the singer to Spinner: "It's OK to have doubts and fears, but you have to let go a little bit if you want to open yourself up again. That song was about moving to New York to try to love again."

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