Del Water Gap

Del Water Gap is the stage name used by singer-songwriter S. Holden Jaffe, who often plays uptempo pop with a soft indie rock feel. In terms of design and arrangements, his music has strong arena pop tendencies as he likes to go big on the choruses, pushing up the overall sound. He also keeps his vocals more even keeled, which brings a more human scale to his anthemic moments. He tends to write songs with a melancholic edge, embracing a sadder tone of pop. He is, after all, a romantic artist with a sentimental streak and plenty of confessional songs, which especially comes through in the instances where he brings his music closer to the folk orbit.