Samantha Pace, John Heller, Fred Mahoney and Jason Lusk are all members of the dynamic genre blenders Soul Deception. With a mix of blues, rock and soul, the band released their debut record in 2016 and has not made a return until now.
The new album Good For The Soul features grooving bass lines, a strong, guitar-driven core, support from gracious key lines and tight, filling drums. The vocals on top are soulful and expressive, with layers of harmony that sprinkle something extra on a tapestry of narratives the lyrics detail.
The wonderfully varied choice of tone and instrumentation knows exactly when to bring the energy when to add a shade of darkness, when to pull back and reserve themselves and when to explode into vibrant sonic colour. A mastery of musical arrangement, firing on all cylinders on 11 tracks, Good For The Soul has been a long time coming, but well worth the wait.
John explains, “This second album captures the passion of all of us in each song, from the opener, ‘Suddenly’ to the ballad ‘Drifting Away’, to the soulful ‘Mystery’. In writing the songs, Samantha and I worked together to craft the end result as the album we always heard when performing live. This is a collection of songs that vary in style and flavour, allowing one to find something to connect to. Conceived during the COVID outbreak, we all pushed on together, song by song, to create this newest Soul Deception Album.”
Listen to the album below…
