Give Until Gone were a Californian band, active from 1997 to 2001. Their sound is heavily influenced by midwest emo, to the point that they've sometimes been considered part of that genre. It's not hard to hear why—a song like "fors." is almost pure midwest emo, as are several of the songs on the EP. The LP moves their sound more towards emo pop and indie rock, but even so, midwest emo is very prevalent. They never fully commit to it, however, which is probably why they aren't usually included in the canon of midwest emo bands.
Their first release was a self-titled 7" in 1997. I haven't heard it, but both songs on it show up on the following EP, though they may have been rerecorded. The Whatever Works EP was put out in 1998 on Dim Mak. Their final release before calling it quits in 2001 was the Settled For The Art Official LP. Most of their compilation tracks appear on the album and EP, but there is a live recording of a song that doesn't appear anywhere else on the 1998 Pickle Patch Compilation 1. For download, I've made available the album, the EP, and the unique comp track.
Whatever Works + Settled For The Art Official + Compilation Track
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