Heroes to Zeros

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: 26 April 2004 (UK)
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4 May 2004 (US)
12 May 2004 (Japan)September 2002 – November 2003
Rockfield StudiosElectronic, rock42:18Regal REG101 (UK)
Astralwerks ASW 78005 (US)
Toshiba-EMI TOCP 66278The Beta Bandx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Heroes to Zeros is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band, released in 2004. It was produced by The Beta Band and mixed by Nigel Godrich.

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.

Mason later said, "We shouldn't have produced it ourselves, and if you think we did a bad job of producing it, we made an even worse job mixing it. We presented it to the label, and they immediately handed the whole thing over to Nigel Godrich to mix."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Reception

Template:Music ratings The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Mason, John Maclean, Richard Greentree, and Robin Jones.

1. "Assessment" – 4:34
2. "Space" – 4:00
3. "Lion Thief" – 3:27
4. "Easy" – 2:32
5. "Wonderful" – 4:39
6. "Troubles" – 2:34
7. "Out-Side" – 4:06
8. "Space Beatle" – 3:40
9. "Rhododendron" – 1:36
10. "Liquid Bird" – 3:23
11. "Simple" – 3:47
12. "Pure For" – 3:55

Additional musicians

• "Assessment" brass section

• Pete Fry – trombone
• Neil Martin – trumpet
• Pete Gainey – saxophone

• "Simple" and "Troubles" strings section

• Dominic Pecher – cello
• Alex Lyon – viola
• Ben Lee – violin
• Ruston Pomeroy – violin

Singles

"Assessment"

United Kingdom

• 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)

United States

• 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"

United Kingdom

• 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)