Manchester’s James will play Spaceland on Friday

If you love to wrap yourself in the musical form of the Union Jack or you went to high school in the early '90s or even listened to the radio in the last 15 years, you have James' "Laid" burned on your brain. No one can forget those military drums, singer Tim Booth's yodel and certainly not the lyric celebrating the orgasmic powers of the cowgirl position. True James fans will argue that the Manchester band's work goes way beyond "Laid" and they'd be 100% right, but that mighty hit is the most visible centerpiece of their legacy,  and that's not a bad bauble to have.

With "Hey Ma," their first album in seven years getting stellar reviews over the pond -- it's due stateside in September -- James will be performing a secret (well, not anymore) show at Spaceland on Friday night with most of the original members. Band goes on at 11 sharp so don't dilly-dally!

-- Margaret Wappler

Here's the very effective, politically direct title track:

And, oh, you know...: