Del Water Gap

Samuel Holden Jaffe (born April 15, 1993), He has released three studio albums with Mom + Pop Music.

Career Inception and early career Jaffe is from Sharon, Connecticut. He grew up "between two farms in the woods" listening to Bob Dylan and Randy Newman. His parents, Joshua Jaffe and Katharine Holden, are both doctors. He had played drums for 10 years. In his sophomore year in high school, age 16, his first girlfriend, a jazz musician and songwriter, inspired him to write music. Jaffe was influenced by Bon Iver and Tallest Man on Earth, who used project names, saying: "I liked the removal that gave the artist. It just seemed like it had this sort of mystery or maybe some safety, and more room to build a world. So, I decided to take on that name rather than using my name."

When he was 18, he moved to New York City to attend the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University and study music and sound production with the goal of becoming a sound engineer. He released another EP, Sleeping, in May 2014.

He independently released the EP 1 (646) 943 2672 in March 2017; it was named after the number for a burner phone he encouraged fans to call, which he answered personally.

In 2019, he released the singles "Chastain" and "Theory of Emotion" ahead of his third EP, Don't Get Dark, also on Terrible Records.

He released the EP Alive From Fresno, which included seven tracks recorded live, in November 2019, h.

2020–2024: "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" and mainstream success In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Del Water Gap released "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" and "Mariposa" on Atlantic Records. In July 2020, the song gained widespread attention after actresses Margaret Qualley and Kaitlyn Dever posted a video of themselves performing a "socially distant dance party" to the song on Instagram. At the time, Jaffe had been considering quitting music to become a Certified Public Accountant after parting ways with his management and record label and cancelling a tour due to the pandemic. In December 2024, "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for 500,000 sales.

Also in 2020, Maggie Rogers released "New Song", recorded with Jaffe in 2014,

Jaffe collaborated with Rogers on her second album, Surrender (2022), co-writing and producing the singles "Want Want" and "Anywhere With You" alongside Rogers and Kid Harpoon. He also worked with Claud on the single "My Body" and co-wrote and produced Claud's "Never Meant to Call".

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

In 2023, Jaffe released the album I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet. The recording process took approximately 18 months and 40 studio sessions. It features collaborations with Clairo and Arlo Parks. The album, his second release on Mom + Pop, debuted at number 97 on the Top Album Sales chart. The tour included performances at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and The O2 Arena in London.

In January 2024, he and Holly Humberstone released the single "Cigarettes & Wine".

Also in July 2025, Jaffe released his first solo single in two years, "How To Live".

In August 2025, he played the first leg of his AU / IE / UK tour, headlining in the UK and Ireland, including a sold out show at Outernet London. The same month, Jaffe released the single "Marigolds" and announced the upcoming release of his third studio album, Chasing the Chimera via Mom + Pop Music. The single "Damn" was released in October 2025.

Chasing The Chimera was released in November 2025, his third release on Mom + Pop Music. The album title is a reference to Italian director Alice Rohrwacher's 2023 film La chimera. Jaffe named the album following a conversation he had with actress Isabella Rossellini at the film club he runs with his 101-year-old grandmother, Patricia.

On December 20, 2025, Jaffe appeared as a special guest during a Jonas Brothers concert on their Jonas20: Greetings from Your Hometown Tour at the CFG Bank Arena, singing his single "How to Live".

Logo Del Water Gap's logo is a drawing of anthropomorphic horse named "Horse with Bowl Cut" that he drew on a napkin at The Hungarian Pastry Shop in New York City in 2019.

A neon sign of "Horse with Bowl Cut" which was gifted to Jaffe by his label tours with him.

Performances Tours Headliner Chasing The Chimera World Tour (2026) AU / IE / UK Tour (2025) I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet On Tour - UK + Europe (2024) I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet On Tour - North America (2023) Del Water Gap - North America Tour (2021, 2022)

Opening act Halsey - For My Last Trick Tour (May - July 2025) Niall Horan – The Show: Live on Tour (2024) Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams Tour (September 2022) Girl in Red - Make It Go Quiet Tour (April & May 2022) Jeremy Zucker - MORE NOISE !!! (October 2021) Holly Humberstone - Live at the Roxy Theatre (1 show in 2021) Mt. Joy (1 show in 2021 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre) Gracie Abrams - The Look at My Life Tour (January and February 2027)

Festivals Noah Kahan's Out of the Blue Festival (2027) All Things Go DC (2026) Reading and Leeds (2025) Lollapalooza (2025) Corona Capital (2024) All Things Go (2024) Shaky Knees Music Festival (2024) Newport Folk Festival (2023) Austin City Limits (2023) Splendour in the Grass (2023) Governors Ball Music Festival (2022) Lollapalooza (2022) Outside Lands (2022) All Things Go Fall Classic (2021) Firefly Music Festival (2021)

Television Late Night with Seth Meyers – January 26, 2022

Discography Studio albums Title Details Del Water Gap Released: October 8, 2021 Label: Mom + Pop Music Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette, LPI Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet Release date: September 29, 2023 Label: Mom + Pop Music Format: Digital download, streaming, LPChasing the ChimeraRelease date: November 7, 2025 Label: Mom + Pop Music Format: Digital download, streaming, LP

Extended plays + Title Details 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 + Title Year Certifications Album "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" 2020

As featured artist + Title Year Album "New Song" 2020 Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016 "(Does It Feel Slow?)" 2020 "My Body" 2020 Non-album single

Songwriting and production credits

+ Year Song Artist Album Details 2022 "everything i hate about you" Johnny Orlando all the things that could go wrong Producer/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 single Producer 2021 "Something to Miss" Kristiane I Miss Myself, Sometimes Producer 2021 "life sentence" Zachary Knowles tendency to be a loner Producer/songwriter 2020 "Japanese Posters" Rebounder Subway Songs Songwriter 2018 "Never Meant to Call" Claud Non-album single Producer/songwriter

Music videos + Title Year Director "Marigolds" 2025 Kevin Lombardo "All We Ever Do Is Talk" 2023 Talia Ryder "Perfume" 2021 S. Holden Jaffe and Charlie Plummer "Hurting Kind" 2021 S. Holden Jaffe and Charlie Plummer "Sorry I Am" 2021 S. Holden Jaffe and Angela Ricciardi "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" 2020 S. Holden Jaffe "My Body" 2020 S. Holden Jaffe and Claud Mintz "Theory of Emotion" 2019 Dillon Moore "Laid Down My Arms" 2018 Dillon Moore