The Beta Band
Listen to, buy or share
Buy
7digital
iTunes
Amazon
eBay
-
5,505,303
scrobbles
-
391,484 listeners
-
magicmadina is listening to
The Beta Band – Squares
Biography
Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1996 – 2004)
Their music has featured on numerous film and TV soundtracks. The song “Dry the Rain” from their 1997 debut EP, Champion Versions, later to be released on the 3 EP’s album, was possibly their most popular track and was famously featured in the John Cusack film, High Fidelity. The song “Smiling” from the self titled album “The Beta Band” is the background music to the UK’s Soccer AM, Cross-Bar challenge. “Needles in My Eyes” was featured on a fourth season episode of House MD.
Well known fans include John Cusack, Mani, from Primal Scream and Stone Roses and Noel Gallagher.
Their live performances were legendary, often ending with the whole band playing percussion. Their dancing and energy got the whole audience moving, often in the same style as their idols on stage. Their “Best of” CD contains a CD of them playing live at the Shepherds Bush Empire in one of their final gigs and manages to capture some of this energy. It has been suggested, sometimes by the band themselves, that they were better live than recorded.
Top Albums
-
The Three EP's
30,751 listeners12 tracks
Released:
-
Hot Shots II
90,287 listeners10 tracks
Released:
-
Music - The Best Of The Beta Band
22,212 listeners29 tracks
Released:
-
The Three E.P.'s
50,595 listeners12 tracks
Released:
Listening Trend
Start scrobbling and track your listening history
Last.fm users scrobble the music they play in iTunes, Spotify, Rdio and over 200 other music players.
Create a Last.fm profileShoutbox
-
nothingbutflesh
guys i know you owed your record company like a million quid, and youre all still awesome. but just reunite. everyone else can break up so this can be the big big music news. just do it.
-
KuriousBanana
New Steve Mason album out tomorow - Monkey Minds In The Devil's Time
-
Sosen
Depressing bastards...
-
MADDDOGGX
to think i went to School with Robin Jones
-
MADDDOGGX
What a CLASS Band
-
Sabbaka
It's "today-everything's gonna be alright"-music
-
Shaunography
-
nooriezkybianca
Thank you High Fidelity for turning me on to this band. [3]
-
sim_maiden
If podcasts are your kind of thing, head on over to mine where me and a couple of lads discuss The Beta Band's Compilation "The Three E.P.'s" for our 50th episode: http://lastpictureshowpodcast.com/2012/04/28/episode-50-the-last-picture-show-podcast-celebrates/
-
uncle_sethy
man, how i miss these guys. best live band ever.
-
PauloCedric
O som dessa banda funciona pra mim como um calmante. É genial demais.
-
Cox_of_Seagulls
wat
-
James-Sandri
It's like if Karl Pilkington made music
-
HeroinMainline
Make you feel better-band
-
isitbeer30yet
Everyone needs a little Beta Band now and then
-
sagnikroychowdh
Thank you High Fidelity for turning me on to this band. [2]
-
WeirdoRipper
feel like three eps is the logical precursor of person pitch, especially the middle ep with the spanish name
-
intanfitrianti
Thank you High Fidelity for turning me on to this band. [1]
-
Anira_Sugar
Love this band thanks to a scottish boy
-
youthcomingup
So glad I got to see this band...twice! Once, opening for Radiohead and the other time headlining a small US club tour.
All 319 shouts
Listening Now
Top Listeners
-
jakef92695
Top Listener -
dominikhochli
Top Listener -
Giansi
Top Listener -
danielsasona
Top Listener
