Heroes to Zeros

{{Infobox album

| name = Heroes to Zeros

| type = Album

| artist = The Beta Band

| cover = Heroestozeros.album.jpg

| alt =

| released = 26 April 2004 (UK)
4 May 2004 (US)
12 May 2004 (Japan)

| recorded = September 2002 – November 2003
Rockfield Studios

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Electronic, rock

| length = 42:18

| label = Regal REG101 (UK)
Astralwerks ASW 78005 (US)
Toshiba-EMI TOCP 66278

| producer = The Beta Band

| prev_title = Hot Shots II

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = The Best of The Beta Band

| next_year = 2005

}}

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."{{cite magazine| magazine= Record Collector | title=Fife Star|author=Daryl Easlea|page=65| date=1 May 2023}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| MC = 74/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/heroes-to-zeros/beta-band |title=Reviews for Heroes to Zeros by Beta Band |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=20 July 2017}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heroes-to-zeros-mw0000333168 |title=Heroes to Zeros – The Beta Band |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=20 July 2017 |last=Bush |first=John}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = A−{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2004/05/07/heroes-zeroes-2/ |title=Heroes to Zeros |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=7 May 2004 |access-date=20 July 2017 |last=Endelman |first=Michael |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010736/http://ew.com/article/2004/05/07/heroes-zeroes-2/ |archive-date=14 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1200746,00.html |title=The Beta Band, Heroes to Zeros |work=The Guardian |date=23 April 2004 |access-date=20 July 2017 |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian}}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |title=The Beta Band: Heroes to Zeros (Regal) |work=The Independent |date=25 April 2004 |last=Price |first=Simon}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=The Beta Band: Heroes to Zeros |journal=Mojo |issue=125 |date=April 2004 |page=102}}

| rev6 = Paste

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=640 |title=The Beta Band – Heroes to Zeros |journal=Paste |issue=10 |date=June–July 2004 |access-date=24 July 2019 |last=Bartlett |first=Thomas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108030024/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=640 |archive-date=8 January 2005 |url-status=dead}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 6.9/10{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/671-heroes-to-zeros/ |title=The Beta Band: Heroes to Zeros |work=Pitchfork |date=6 May 2004 |access-date=20 July 2017 |last=LeMay |first=Matt}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=The Beta Band: Hot Shots II |journal=Q |issue=214 |date=May 2004 |page=99}}

| rev9 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book |chapter=The Beta Band |last=Randall |first=Mac |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/67 67] }}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = B−{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IgWp27kuBIC&pg=PA112 |title=The Beta Band: Heroes to Zeros / Lone Pigeon: Schoozzzmmii |journal=Spin |volume=20 |issue=7 |date=July 2004 |access-date=27 May 2016 |last=Beaujon |first=Andrew |page=112}}

}}

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}