Hot Shots II
Studio album by
The Beta Band
Released16 July 2001 (2001-07-16)
Genre
Length51:51
LabelRegal
Producer
The Beta Band chronology
The Beta Band
(1999)		 Hot Shots II
(2001)		 Heroes to Zeros
(2004)

Hot Shots II is the second studio album by the Scottish musical group The Beta Band, released on 16 July 2001. Colin "C-Swing" Emmanuel and the band co-produced the album. The band's previous work had used dense experimentation but Hot Shots II had a minimal style influenced by R&B, hip hop and electronica.

Mason later said the album was, "us doing what we promised to do and making something completely incredible, that didn't sound like anything else. Nothing else that's ever come after it has ever sounded like it. It's got good, fleshed out and complete songs on it."[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Muzik4/5[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork8.6/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin7/10[11]
Uncut8/10[12]

Pitchfork placed Hot Shots II at number 118 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[13] The album is also included in the 2010 edition of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[14] Kludge ranked it at number 1 on its list of top 10 albums of 2001.[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Beta Band, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Squares"
  • The Beta Band
  • David Mackay
  • Sylveer Van Holmen
  • Raymond Vincent
3:46
2."Al Sharp" 3:34
3."Human Being"
4:31
4."Gone" 3:41
5."Dragon"
  • The Beta Band
  • Egol L. Frauenberger
  • Carlos Diernhammer
4:56
6."Broke" 4:40
7."Quiet" 4:49
8."Alleged" 5:31
9."Life" 3:51
10."Eclipse" 6:37
Japanese / US edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Won"
5:57

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 13
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 1
US Billboard 200[19] 200
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] 11

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Japan 7 July 2001 Toshiba EMI CD TOCP 65723
United Kingdom 16 July 2001 Regal Zonophone Records CD REG59CD
United States 17 July 2001 Astralwerks CD ASW 10446

References

  1. ↑ Daryl Easlea (1 May 2023). "Fife Star". Record Collector. p. 65.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Hot Shots II by Beta Band". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Bush, John. "Hot Shots II – The Beta Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Browne, David (20 July 2001). "The Beta Band: Hot Shots II". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Costa, Maddy (13 July 2001). "Tales of the unexpected". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Bell, Duncan (August 2001). "The Beta Band: Hot Shots 2 (Regal)". Muzik. No. 75. p. 73.
  7. ↑ Pattison, Louis (14 July 2001). "Beta Band: Hot Shots II". NME. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  8. ↑ LeMay, Matt (30 June 2001). "The Beta Band: Hot Shots II". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  9. ↑ "The Beta Band: Hot Shots II". Q (180): 97. Summer 2001.
  10. ↑ Hendrickson, Matt (19 July 2001). "The Beta Band: Hot Shots II". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Chris (August 2001). "The Beta Band: Hot Shots II". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 8. p. 129. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  12. ↑ Pattison, Louis (February 2019). "The Beta Band: Hot Shots II". Uncut. No. 261. p. 45.
  13. ↑ "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  14. ↑ Dimery, Robert; Lydon, Michael (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. New York City: Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  15. ↑ Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on 22 July 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "The Beta Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "The Beta Band Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "The Beta Band Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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