The Gift were formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1994 by former Poison Idea leader Jerry A. (guitar, vocals), alongside his wife, May May Del Castro (bass, vocals, ex-Destroy All Blonds) and Sam Henry (drums, ex-Wipers). Poison Idea had built a reputation as the most fearsome, brutal studio and performance band of their era, but the Gift allowed Jerry A. to indulge himself in more accessible pop punk (bizarrely, including both a Bauhaus and Tones On Tail cover version). The band's shows were just as frenetic and violent, however, with the intention being to keep the group on the road on a semi-permanent basis. They did find the time to record a well-received debut album in 1994, though it was only given worldwide release a year later. Jerry A rejoined Poison Idea in 1996.

Listen to Gift at Finetune.

• (1998)  Blue Apple
• (1998)  Gift - 1st Album

• Your Life
• Bad Vibrations
• Blue Appel
• Don't Hurry
• Don't Waste Your Time

• AFI
• Caveman Shoestore
• dhillon k.
• Ethereal
• Great Escape
• Jay Comfort
• Jonathan Hape
• Jonny Amos
• Just a Boy
• Kaia Wilson
• kirk unit
• Magnetic North
• Mulligan
• Nectar aka Nectarphonic
• Never Quiet Never Still
• New Bad Things
• North Sea Story
• Oswald 5-0
• R-Three (with Whispering Minstrel)
• Reticent Virgo

• LSILVA