Del Water Gap

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Del Water Gap
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Del Water Gap in New York City
Background information
Birth nameSamuel Holden Jaffe [1]
Also known asS. Holden Jaffe
BornApril 15, 1993 [2] [3]
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres Indie pop
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • drums
  • bass
Years active2012–present
Labels
Website delwatergap.net

Del Water Gap is the indie pop solo project [a] of Samuel Holden Jaffe (also known as S. Holden Jaffe), an American musician and record producer based in Brooklyn, New York. [4] He rose to prominence following the release of the single "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" in 2020. He has subsequently released two studio albums with Mom + Pop Music.

Contents

Career

Inception and early career

Jaffe is from Sharon, Connecticut. [5] While at boarding school in Millbrook, New York, Jaffe first recorded as Del Water Gap. [6] The name was inspired by the Delaware Water Gap. [7] Jaffe cites seeing the name handwritten on the back of a box truck in Sharpie at the age of seventeen. At the time of the project's inception, Jaffe was playing drums in a noise rock band in which "they wouldn’t really let me sing." [8] He later attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University (NYU) to study music and sound production. [9] Band membership changed often as Jaffe entered college. There, he connected with Maggie Rogers, who played in the first incarnation of Del Water Gap. [10] She was in the band for six months. After two of the people he had started the project with dropped out, Jaffe took on Del Water Gap as a solo project. [7]

In 2013, Del Water Gap released his first EP, Del Water Gap EP. [11] In 2017, he independently released the EP 1 (646) 943 2672, named after the number for a burner phone he encouraged fans to call. [7]

In 2018, Jaffe released the single "Laid Down My Arms" on Terrible Records. [12] In 2019, he released the singles "Chastain" and "Theory of Emotion" ahead of his third EP, Don't Get Dark, also on Terrible Records. [13] In 2019, he released the EP Alive From Fresno, which included seven tracks recorded live. [14]

2020–present: "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" and mainstream success

In 2020, Del Water Gap released "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" and "Mariposa" on Atlantic Records. [15] [16] In July 2020, "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" gained widespread attention after actresses Margaret Qualley and Kaitlyn Dever posted an Instagram video of themselves performing a "socially distant dance party" to the song during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. [17]

Also in 2020, Jaffe featured on "New Song" with Maggie Rogers as part of her compilation album Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016 . [18] Jaffe also collaborated with Rogers on her second album, Surrender , co-writing and producing the singles "Want Want" and "Anywhere With You" alongside Rogers and Kid Harpoon. [19] [20] He also worked with Claud on the single "My Body" and co-wrote and produced Claud's "Never Meant to Call". [21]

In 2021, Jaffe released his debut LP Del Water Gap on Mom + Pop Music. He toured internationally to support the album. [22]

In 2023, Jaffe released the album I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet. The recording process took approximately 18 months over 40 studio sessions. It features collaborations with musicians such as Clairo and Arlo Parks. [23] The album, his second release on Mom + Pop, debuted at number 97 on the Top Current Album Sales chart. [14]

In April 2024, Jaffe was announced as the opener for the North American leg of Niall Horan's The Show: Live on Tour. [24] Jaffe was later added to the United Kingdom and Ireland legs of the tour as well. [25] The tour included stops at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and the O2 Arena in London. [26]

Jaffe has additionally opened for artists such girl in red, Arlo Parks, Holly Humberstone, Jeremy Zucker, Maggie Rogers and Mt. Joy. [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]

Performances

Tours

Headliner

  • I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet On Tour - UK + Europe (2024) [35]
  • I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet On Tour - North America (2023) [23]
  • Del Water Gap - UK + Europe Tour (2022) [36]
  • Del Water Gap - North America Tour (2021, 2022) [37]

Opening act

Festivals

Television

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet
  • Release date: September 29, 2023
  • Label: Mom + Pop Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, LP
Del Water Gap
  • Released: October 8, 2021
  • Label: Mom + Pop Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette, LP

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Alive from Fresno
  • Released: November 22, 2019
  • Label: Terrible Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Don't Get Dark
  • Released: April 12, 2019
  • Label: Terrible Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD
1 (646) 943 2672 (Extended Play)
  • Released: March 10, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, CD
Sleeping (Extended Play)
  • Released: May 2, 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, CD
Del Water Gap EP
  • Released: May 18, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, CD

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYear Certifications Album
"Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat"2020Del Water Gap
"Mariposa"2020non-album single
"Alone Together"2021Del Water Gap
"Perfume"2021
"Better Than I Know Myself"2021
"Hurting Kind"2021
"Sorry I Am"2021
"NFU"2023I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet
"Coping on Unemployment"2023
"Quilt of Steam" feat. Arlo Parks 2023
"Losing You"2023
"All We Ever Do Is Talk"2023
"Cigarettes & Wine" [48] 2024
TitleYearAlbum
"New Song"

(Maggie Rogers and Del Water Gap)

2020 Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016
"(Does It Feel Slow?)"

(Maggie Rogers and Del Water Gap)

2020
"My Body"

(Claud and Del Water Gap)

2020Non-album single

Songwriting and production credits

[49]

YearSongArtistAlbumDetails
2022"everything i hate about you" Johnny Orlando all the things that could go wrongProducer/songwriter
2022"Anywhere with You" Maggie Rogers Surrender Producer/songwriter
2022"Want Want" Maggie Rogers Surrender Producer/songwriter
2021"Thief" Ella Jane THIS IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!Producer
2021"Peachi" Chloe George Non-album singleProducer
2021"Something to Miss"KristianeI Miss Myself, SometimesProducer
2021"life sentence"Zachary Knowlestendency to be a lonerProducer/songwriter
2020"Japanese Posters"RebounderSubway SongsSongwriter
2018"Never Meant to Call" Claud Non-album singleProducer/songwriter

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"All We Ever Do Is Talk"2023 Talia Ryder [50]
"Perfume"2021S. Holden Jaffe and Charlie Plummer
"Hurting Kind"2021S. Holden Jaffe and Charlie Plummer
"Sorry I Am"2021S. Holden Jaffe and Angela Ricciardi
"Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat"2020S. Holden Jaffe
"My Body"

(Claud and Del Water Gap)

2020S. Holden Jaffe and Claud Mintz
"Theory of Emotion"2019Dillon Moore
"Laid Down My Arms"2018Dillon Moore

Notes

  1. ↑ As stated by Jaffe directly on his website.

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