Ep 18: Plan B - 'The Defamation of Strickland Banks'

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode eighteen of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dig into Plan B’s breakthrough concept album The Defamation of Strickland Banks — a gritty, cinematic fusion of vintage soul, sharp songwriting, and London street storytelling. Framed as the rise and fall of a smooth-talking soul crooner turned scandal magnet, the record pairs Motown-leaning arrangements with knife-edge lyricism, yielding heartbreak ballads and barroom bangers that feel both classic and distinctly modern.What’s inside:Breakdowns of standout moments such as the tormented “She Said,” the swaggering “Stay Too Long,” and the tragic arc of “Love Goes Down”Exploration of the album’s core themes: fame’s illusions, betrayal and redemption, classed-up soul with a streetwise biteReflections on how Plan B blended singer-songwriter craft with grime-era grit to create a narrative album that works as both a pop record and a mini crime drama — plus Mike’s take on whether the narration was descriptive enough.Stream Skip’d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your audio fix. Got an album that reads like a movie and slaps like a single? Send it over — Rob & Mike will test whether it’s genuinely unskippable.