"I will now sell five copies of The Beta Band's Three E.P's." That is a line that John Cusack speaks in the holy grail of music films High Fidelity, and it always rings in my ears whenever I think of this band. It's been three years since their last and greatest album Hot Shots II. And while Heroes to Zeros is not as good as that one, it still offers up some great moments. The opening track "Assessment" alone earns this album at least two stars right off the bat for kicking so much ass. It's pulsing guitar and bass line is extremely powerful, and the horn section that follows near the end makes it by far the most entertaining track on the record. It's too bad that nothing else here can live up to the greatness of "Assessment," but there are a few songs that try. "Troubles" is an awesome slowburner that offers up the anguishing line 'Too many troubles, too many troubles, who knows how we live so long." "Out-Side" is a fun rocker that revolves around odd dog barks and seagulls cawing. And "Liquid Bird" offers up one of the most ferocious guitar lines of the year that gets inside your head so deep that you can't help but go back and listen to it at least a handful more times after the first initial listen. The Beta Band are quickly becoming one of those great bands that you can always count on for a good time, putting their nitch somewhere between bands like Soundtrack of Our Lives and Super Furry Animals.