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Del Water Gap
American musician and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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]
In December 2024, “Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat” was RIAA certified gold for 500,000 sales.[18]
Also in 2020, Jaffe featured on "New Song" with Maggie Rogers as part of her compilation album Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016.[19] 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.[20][21] He also worked with Claud on the single "My Body" and co-wrote and produced Claud's "Never Meant to Call".[22]
In 2021, Jaffe released his debut LP Del Water Gap on Mom + Pop Music. He toured internationally to support the album.[23]
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.[24] 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.[25] Jaffe was later added to the United Kingdom and Ireland legs of the tour as well.[26] The tour included stops at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and the O2 Arena in London.[27]
Jaffe has additionally opened for artists such as Halsey, girl in red, Arlo Parks, Holly Humberstone, Jeremy Zucker, Maggie Rogers and Mt. Joy.[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
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- Halsey - For My Last Trick Tour (2025)[40]
- Niall Horan – The Show: Live on Tour (2024)
- Maggie Rogers - Feral Joy Tour (2023)[29]
- Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams Tour (2022)[30]
- girl in red - Make It Go Quiet Tour (2022)[31][32]
- Jeremy Zucker - MORE NOISE !!! (2021)[34][33]
- Holly Humberstone - Live at the Roxy Theatre (2021)[35]
Festivals
- Corona Capital (2024)
- All Things Go (2024)
- Shaky Knees Music Festival (2024)
- Newport Folk Festival (2023)[41]
- Austin City Limits (2023)[42]
- Splendour in the Grass (2023)[43]
- Governors Ball Music Festival (2022)[44]
- Lollapalooza (2022)[45]
- Outside Lands (2022)[46]
- All Things Go (2021)[47]
- Firefly Music Festival (2021)[48]
Television
- Late Night with Seth Meyers – January 26, 2022[49]
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