“She's one of the world's great musicians. She was Prince's right-hand woman for years”: How Wendy Melvoin’s bass playing became the “secret weapon” on Sombr’s 12 to 12, which began life on a Korg Triton

Sombr and Wendy Melvoin.

It might not have achieved quite the same level of success as Back to Friends and Undressed, his two breakout singles, but Sombr’s 12 to 12 was still another big hit.

Taken from I Barely Know Her, his debut album, and released in July 2025, it’s a disco/new-wave/synth-pop stomper that bristles with intent. Speaking with Mix with the Masters in a Behind the Track video, though, Sombr (AKA Shane Boose) says that he never expected it to become a finished song.