The solo project of Brooklyn-based songwriter and producer S. Holden Jaffe, Del Water Gap emerged in the early 2010s with an alluring and intimate indie folk-pop sound. Jaffe issued a string of self-produced releases and collaborations, including the streaming hit "High Tops" (2017) before releasing Del Water Gap's major-label debut Don't Get Dark in 2019. After a pair of features on Maggie Rogers' 2020 LP Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016, Jaffe issued his self-titled sophomore LP in 2021. He continued to collaborate with Rogers, adding production to her second album before returning with I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet in 2023.