sombr is Shane Michael Boose, an American indie pop singer-songwriter born in New York City in 2005 and a fixture of the TikTok-driven bedroom pop scene. His 2024 single Back to Friends went viral worldwide, and I Barely Know Her — first the EP, then the 2025 LP on Warner — is where to start. Find sombr vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Shane Michael Boose, performing as sombr, was born in New York City in 2005. He launched his recording career as a teenager in the early 2020s with TikTok and SoundCloud distribution. He has been associated with the contemporary bedroom pop and TikTok-driven indie pop scenes. His 2024 single Back to Friends became a international viral hit through TikTok. He signed with Warner Records.
sombr's sound combines indie pop, bedroom pop, alternative pop, indie rock, indie folk, and contemporary singer-songwriter with his distinctive intimate vocal delivery and atmospheric production approaches drawing on contemporary bedroom pop traditions.
Warner Records pressings of the sombr catalog have been issued in color variant editions.
Listeners new to sombr typically start with I Barely Know Her (2024/2025).
