Beta Band - Assessment

I was not a fan of the Beta Band's first two albums. They have always been giant critical darlings, favorites of the record geeks (well, all except me it seems), but I just never got it... until now. The new Beta Band LP, "Heroes to Zeros" marries that rave-up, early-90's "Manchester sound" (ala Charlatans UK and Happy Mondays) with Pink Floyd in a way that I understand. Perhaps I am just beginning to become old and uncool, and Beta Band makes me nostalgic (don't think so). At any rate, I love "Assessment." It has just enough Scottish (Beta Band is from Edinburgh) alocoholic desperation to make the bippity-boppity psychedelic-swing great.

I just woke up. Well, I am waking up. It only takes an hour and a half. I am still having coffee anyway. The point is that I shouldn't write in the morning. I sound like such a prick... would you read that stuff up there... Just listen to the Beta Band and ignore the hell out of me. 

BREAKING NEWS: Beta Band breaks up!