Heroes to Zeros
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| Heroes to Zeros | ||||
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| Studio album by The Beta Band | ||||
| Released | 26 April 2004 (UK) 4 May 2004 (US) 12 May 2004 (Japan) |
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| Recorded | Rockfield Studios | |||
| Genre | Electronic, rock | |||
| Length | 42:18 | |||
| Label | Regal REG101 (UK) Astralwerks ASW 78005 (US) Toshiba-EMI TOCP 66278 |
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| Producer | The Beta Band | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| The Guardian |  23 Apr 04 |
| Mojo | p.102, April 2004 |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.9/10) 7 May 04 |
| PopMatters | (unfavourable) 12 May 04 |
| Q | May 2004 |
| Uncut | link |
Heroes to Zeros is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band, released in 2004.
The cover illustration was created by comic book writer and artist Kaare Andrews. The Beta Band logo for the album was created by comic book artist Dave McCaig, later to be reused on The Best of the Beta Band.
The song "Liquid Bird" features a sample of "Painted Bird" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by Steve Mason, John Maclean, Richard Greentree, and Robin Jones.
- "Assessment" – 4:34
- "Space" – 3:59
- "Lion Thief" – 3:27
- "Easy" – 2:32
- "Wonderful" – 4:39
- "Troubles" – 2:34
- "Out-Side" – 4:06
- "Space Beatle" – 3:41
- "Rhododendron" – 1:36
- "Liquid Bird" – 3:23
- "Simple" – 3:47
- "Pure For" – 3:55
Additional musicians
- "Assessment" brass section
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- Pete Fry – trombone
- Neil Martin – trumpet
- Pete Gainey – saxophone
- "Simple" and "Troubles" strings section
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- Dominic Pecher – cello
- Alex Lyon – viola
- Ben Lee – violin
- Ruston Pomeroy – violin
Singles
"Assessment"
UK
- released 12 April 2004
- CD 1 REG102CD: "Assessment" / "Shrek"
- CD 2 REG102CDS: "Assessment" / "Shrek" / "Assessment" (C Swing's bootleg mix) / "Assessment" (video)
- 12" CHEMST21: "Assessment" / "Shrek" / "Assessment" (C Swing's bootleg mix)
US
- released 18 May 2004
- CD ASW 49063: "Assessment" / "Shrek" / "Assessment" (C Swing's bootleg mix) / "Assessment" (video)
- 12" ASW 48755: "Assessment" / "Shrek" / "Assessment" (C Swing's bootleg mix)
"Out-Side"
UK
- released 12 July 2004
- CD 1 REG110CD: "Out-Side" (radio edit) / "Out-Side" (Roman Nose remix)
- CD 2 REG110CDS: "Out-Side" (radio edit) / "Out-Side" (Roman Nose remix) / "Out-Side" (Depth Charge remix) / "Out-Side" (video)
- 12" REG110: "Out-Side" (radio edit) / "Out-Side" (Roman Nose remix)
