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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

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  1. Apr 19, 2011
    80
    If 2011 proves to be a year in which promising artists get their due respects, then The Defamation of Strickland Banks will provide Plan B with a breach for US success.
  2. Apr 18, 2011
    85
    The Defamation is one of those records that's just too easy to love; its best moments are simply undeniable.
  3. And whaddayaknow, this ugly duckling – out of a hoodie and into a tux – turns out to have a fine white soul voice and has followed a record you couldn't bear to hear more than once with a record you'll want to play over and over.