 "Gift for the End", Mariee Sioux’s second album, was recorded between April 2010 and August 2011 in Placerville’s Moonsoon Studios and in the Nevada City’s Sun Dial studios.Guest musicians were mostly friends and family members, and it was produced and arranged by Mariee's partner Sean Kae.A review on allmusic.com commented positively on influences from Joanna Newsom, Bert Jansch, and Nick Drake.