Steve Porcaro, “Miss Jane Sinclair” from ‘The Very Day’ (2025): One Track Mind

Steve Porcaro helped make this summer extra special by releasing the first single from his upcoming album The Very Day. “Miss Jane Sinclair” is a delightful follow-up to 2016’s Someday/Somehow.

Porcaro steps into the producer chair previously filled by the late Michael Sherwood, delivering a hook-laden track hinting of his prior solo work and his stellar contributions to the last Toto album, Old Is New. As co-writer, Porcaro enlisted David Kemp, who shares his pop sensibilities. Porcaro also delivers one of his best vocals, providing a smart, earnest narrative.

Former Chicago bassist Jason Scheff delivers subtle high tenor backing vocals. First call guitarist Mike Landau’s lead licks are economical and tasty, as are the Porcaro-arranged horns, which feature Larry Williams and Joe Sublett on sax, Chuck Findley and Mark Pender on trumpet, and Andy Martin on trombone.

“Miss Jane Sinclair” is a delightful hint of things to come when Steve Porcaro releases The Very Day on Oct. 3.

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Preston Frazier

Preston M. Frazier is a bass-playing lawyer living in Atlanta. He is the author of the books 'Shade of Living Colour,' 'Toto: The Band, Not the Dog' and 'Yes Indeed: Tales of Yes Without Jon Anderson.' Frazier hosts the music-focused Slang of Ages Podcast and regularly writes about his favorite music on slangofages.com. He can be reached at [email protected]; follow him on Bluesky @slangofagespodcast@bsky and YouTube @slangofagespodcast.

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