Tim Booth sat down with Virgin Radio UK as James embarked on a UK arena tour, and the conversation covers 45 years of one of British indie rock’s most enduring bands with the kind of candor you don’t always get. Booth touches on their early days touring with The Smiths, the memorable moment playing on the roof of Key 103 in Manchester, their unique approach to improvising new music in the studio, and the extraordinary emotional connection fans still have with “Sit Down” more than 3 decades after its release. The Morrissey revelation, that the former Smiths frontman no longer speaks to the band, lands as one of those offhand disclosures that says more than a full interview might, and Booth delivers it with the kind of ease that suggests it’s simply a fact of life at this point. For anyone who grew up with James or came to them through “Laid” or “Sit Down,” this is a genuinely warm and revealing conversation.