Album Info

Chasing The Chimera

Alternative - 2025

S. Holden Jaffe’s third record as Del Water Gap takes a decidedly lighter touch than its predecessor, 2023’s stormy I... more

Tracklist

1

Marigolds

2:50 min
2

Small Town Joan of Arc

3:51 min
3

How To Live

4:00 min
4

Please Follow

5:14 min
5

Eastside Girls

3:19 min
6

New Personality

3:24 min
7

We Don’t Have To Take It Slow

2:43 min
8

Never Speak Again

2:41 min
9

Ghost In the Uniform

3:27 min
10

Waiting On The Day

2:33 min
11

Damn

2:54 min
12

Eagle In My Nest

4:02 min

About Chasing The Chimera

S. Holden Jaffe’s third record as Del Water Gap takes a decidedly lighter touch than its predecessor, 2023’s stormy I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet. The arrangements on these 12 songs are airy and spacious, a result of producer and songwriter Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Angel Olsen) joining Jaffe and frequent collaborator Gabe Goodman in the studio. The result is a mature evolution of Jaffe’s alt-pop sound, sounding a little older and a lot wiser while still exploring the thorny matters of the heart that he’s become known for. COVID-era flings are cheekily referenced in the breezy folk rock of “Ghost in the Uniform,” and Jaffe wraps himself in a wreath of guitars on “Small Town Joan of Arc” while reflecting on a romantic paramour who’s “All out of Lexapro/With a head full of scotch.” At times, Chasing the Chimera recalls a more expansive take on Phoebe Bridgers’ raw and intimate songwriting style—but Jaffe is far from playing the role of imitator here, instead offering a full-bodied varietal of his increasingly distinct songwriting flavor.