Del Water Gap

Jaffe is from Sharon, Connecticut.[3] While at boarding school in Millbrook, New York, Jaffe, along with two friends, first recorded as Del Water Gap. The name was inspired by the Delaware Water Gap.[4] He later attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU to study music and sound production.[5] There, he connected with Maggie Rogers, who played in the first incarnation of Del Water Gap.[6] She was in the band for six months. By the end of college, Jaffe took on Del Water Gap as a solo project.[4]

Del Water Gap's debut self-titled EP was released in 2012.[7] In 2017, Del Water Gap released the EP 1 (646) 943 2672, named after the number for a burner phone he encouraged fans to call.[4] He released the single "Laid Down My Arms" on Terrible Records in 2018.[8] In 2019, Del Water Gap released the EP Don't Get Dark on Terrible Records.[9][10]

In 2020, Del Water Gap released "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" and "Mariposa" on Atlantic Records.[11][12] 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"[13] to the song during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14] The song was subsequently covered by singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams on her Instagram page[15] and referred to by actress Florence Pugh as her "favourite song".[16] Also in 2020, Jaffe featured on “New Song” with Maggie Rogers as part of her album Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016.[17] Jaffe has also collaborated with Claud on the single “My Body” and co-wrote and produced Claud’s “Never Meant To Call”.[18]

In 2021, Del Water Gap signed to Mom + Pop Music and FADER Management, and released the singles "Hurting Kind" and "Perfume", with a music videos co-directed by Charlie Plummer.[19][20] "Sorry I Am" was his first release on Mom + Pop Music.[21] His debut self-titled LP was released with Mom + Pop in October 2021.[22]

Jaffe made his television debut on January 26, 2022 on Late Night with Seth Meyers, ahead of a sold out show at New York City's Webster Hall.[23][24]

List adapted from Spotify and Bandcamp on March 31, 2022.[39][40]

List adapted from S. Holden Jaffe's official website on March 15, 2022.[41]

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