Hot Shots II was the Beta Band's second studio album (following the excellent compilation "The Three EP's" and their self titled debut album, which the band themselves describe as "fucking awful"). It had an unlucky start as the best song on the album, "Squares" was due to be released as the first single, however, the track is based around a sample of Günter Kallmann Choir's 1970 version of Wallace Collection's "Daydream", and the band learned at the last minute that subsequent one hit wonders I Monster had used the same sample in their song "Daydream In Blue" which was due to be released at the same time. The Beta Band subsequently released the less commercial "Broke" instead and were denied the opportunity for "Squares" to become the hit it could have been.
I've never really got on too well with this album, there's some good influences on there, and some good ideas, and it sounds similar to a lot of things I like (In parts it sounds like a lethargic, english Beck, without the Hip Hop elements). but overall they've never matched the quality of "The Three EPs", go and buy that instead. Here's "Squares", the albums biggest redeeming feature, the rest of it's just a bit boring...
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