Track of the Day: Ooberfuse – Zeeba Da Boo (2025)
Cherrie Anderson and Hal St. John may be musicians, but they are not your average musicians. True, their sound can fall into the realm of electronic pop; however, there is an eclectic experimentalism wound about and through their melodies, they find a line between retro and present, nostalgic and new, and synthetic and organic. The latest offering from Ooberfuse is the single, ‘Zeeba Da Boo’.
Immediately after reading the title – ‘Zeeba Da Boo’ – my mind ran back to the Fairy Godmother of Disney’s Cinderella as she sang ‘Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo’. I imagined the tubby fairy swirling her wand about and dancing with glee; truthfully, it’s not too far off from ‘Zeeba Da Boo’. No adorable Fairy Godmother with her delightfully infectious smile, but still a song about living a dream and enjoying the fun of it all. Ooberfuse explain:
“This is a song about dreaming big and coming out into the world and looking for that place where you can live your dreams, never giving up and holding on to the light inside.”
Self-composed, recorded and produced, Ooberfuse drag us back to the 1940s with ‘Zeeba Da Boo’. Drawing on inspiration from iconic trumpeters like Kenny Ball and Louis Armstrong, ‘Zeeba Da Boo’ oozes with old-school jazz sounds; however, just as the trumpet stands tall with a retro vibe, Ooberfuse refuse to be defined by a single genre or era in this track. It opens with the joy of yesteryear’s jazz scene, but the fusion of contemporary electronic pop blasts with a blend of synths, bold beats and finger-snapping grooves.
The Fairy Godmother danced about in Cinderella, and Ooberfuse has us dancing about with a grin on our faces in ‘Zeeba Da Boo’. Ooberfuse may not be fairy godmothers, but the joy of their music, particularly the new single, makes everything that bit more magical.
In addition to the single, Ooberfuse released an official music video for ‘Zeeba Da Boo’. You can view the video below and/or on their YouTube channel. Please note that this video uses lighting effects that can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
Find out more about Ooberfuse on their official website, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok and Spotify.
This artist was discovered via Musosoup #sustainablecurator
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