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Soul Steps is the second album by Berlin and San Diego based band The Everettes, who have been an insider tip in the soul landscape for a few years now. On the one hand, the title alludes to the musical footprints they follow, as their danceable music is rooted in Northern Soul, Stax and Motown and with their three female singers they carry the magic of the 60s girl groups into the present. On the other hand, the songs are also about personal development steps and the paths and decisions one has to take in life with oneself and others. The songs on Soul Steps are even more mature than on the previous album and convince with their catchiness and compactness – almost all of them are shorter than three and a half minutes. Alexander Dommisch (guitar, bass) and Maximilian Schubert (drums) were mainly responsible for the compositions and arrangements in collaboration with the singers, which due to the distance sometimes even took place in Zoom sessions. The musical influences go beyond the classic soul & R’n’B of the 60s to Beatlesque pop, 70s West Coast sounds and funk. One of the album's strengths is that each track has something that makes it stand out, and all of them together present the band's very own overall sound. Producer Dennis Rux (Angels of Libra) from Hamburg, who recorded the rhythm tracks and vocals in his Yeah Yeah Yeah studio with analogue equipment and also mixed the record, played a major role in this. Guests included disco soft rocker Joel Sarakula on keys and Jean-Luc Jossa (The Ruffcats) on percussion. Soul Steps is an album that seeks answers to the questions of our time firstly in oneself. How can you make your life happier for yourself and those around you? How do you grow from your decisions, even if they may not always be the right ones? It is about emancipation and mental health. About the small and big steps. And they may also lead to the dance floor.