We understand that you love elegant, sophisticated music with a feeling, as much as raw, gutsy, hard-hitting music. And Penniman Records takes great pride in introducing you to The Excitements, because their music fits into both categories, and for plenty other reasons as well: because they are an ALL NATURAL free-of-additives-and-preservatives R&B / Soul band. A band with both feet solidly planted on Memphis and Detroit, and with a heartbeat which is pure Chicago. To put it simply, The Excitements are what the doctor ordered: six dynamite musicians intent on bringing out the very best from Koko Jean Davis' extraordinary voice, a voice which will either break your heart or astonish your ears, whatever Koko fancies the most. The Excitements' career is truly awesome. Their first gig took place in July 2010, and a month after that the band embarked on the first of their three recording sessions, their first Spanish tour and a series of concerts all across Europe. Very few groups can boast of enjoying such a critical success, selling so many 45s and capturing such a loyal following in so short a time. Their splendid first album, "The Excitements" -available on vinyl and CD-has been produced by the great Mike Mariconda -the only living man with a direct connection between his ears and his crotch. Hearing is believing, and Koko and her partners are bound to mesmerize with numbers such as Nathaniel Mayer's "From Now On", Barbara Stephens's "Wait a Minute" and Little Richard's "Never Let You Go", a track which will go straight to your heart. You may call them old-fashioned. A classic sound, if you wish. One thing is clear: the good stuff is here to stay. Stop reading, listen to The Excitements and hear for yourself. ALBUM REVIEWS "The arrangements are super-tight, the hooks large and they're fronted by a bona fide soul sister throwback in the form of Koko Jean Davis. - If this LP doesn't unite mods, northern soul boys and girls and funky soul commandos everywhere - I'll start getting into jump blues or something. Barcelona then - it's where soul comes from these days, apparently." http://monkeyboxing.com/content/the-excitements-the-excitements---2011/ "Red hot, sixties styled R&B from aptly named The Excitements, as they weigh in with their impressive eponymous debut. There's no messin' here as the band get down to some serious business with a truly authentic classic R&B sound. And while the band hold the rhythm down tight, lead singer Koko-Jean Davis whips on top of the groove like a tornado. Production-wise, the sound is exactly right, sounding like the best productions of the time, or perhaps a little better but definitely sounding authentic. This record just feels good and gets down to the real nitty gritty! Some mean soul business. Make it your business to check this out." http://www.funkalicious.co.uk/574/review-the-excitements-self-titled/ "And they're sounding like a band from my favorite music era/style. Somewhere when tough R&B started to involve into what later christened as oul'! Imagine the Wheelsville/Premium/D-Town house bands (if they ever such bands existed) crossing paths with Little Richard's Upsetters having Tina in her prime and primitive (with a large amount of Sugar Pie DeSanto added powder), scream and shout on a mic! Yeeeeaaahhhh THAT GOOD, people!" http://whitetrashsoul.blogspot.com/2011/06/excitements-some-raves-on-hottest.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPN6vGacQgc