(Sony BMG) ****

Sleeve: I finally absorbed Native Indian reference burrowed within band's name thanks to feathery headdress on front cover. However, Jay Kay's hippie reference is misplaced; Iroquai Indians were notoriously violent. Jamhurons doesn't quite have same ring.

Sleeve notes: Elegiac insight into early 90s when Jay Kay ruled the underground, before fondness for Porsches and Denise Van Outen blew credibility.

Content: Irritating as many find him, the man has undeniable talent for infectious funk.

High points: Space Cowboy and Virtual Insanity are classics; Love Foolosophy stands out.

Low points: Production sounds dated. Canned Heat and Feels Just Like It Should suffer from overdone "wall of sound" feel and Jay Kay's voice is over-processed.

Any glaring omissions?: No. Anything new?: Runaway and Radio. Same old formula, but they don't order you to get up and dance the way older singles do.

Cheerful or tearful excuse for release?: Any girl will love shaking her booty to this, but she won't feel as cool as she used to.

Where might this end up at Christmas?: More booty shaking.

  • Catherine Sevigny