Maim That Tune

Hull answers trip-hop gloom with warmth and a sardonic grin. Fila Brazillia never confuse downtempo with solemnity on Maim That Tune. Loose grooves and jokes make the music social rather than withdrawn. It sounds like people enjoying the record while they make it.

Hull's finest, wry where the rest of the genre was solemn, and they kept a pulse under everything. British downtempo as an actual album tradition rather than a mood to be curated.