Beck has released his third standalone single of the year, titled “Gimme.” The new single is preceded by two other singles released earlier this year, “Defriended” and “I Won’t Be Long.” As with each of the other singles, the physical version of “Gimme” will be accompanied by the artwork of Mamma Andersson. Side A features the regular length vocal and instrumental version of the track, side B has an extended-length remix, and side C and D contain two halves of a 30-minute extended edit of the track.

Though not releasing music through traditional methods, Beck has been exploring alternative ways to introduce new material to fans, including the release of Song Reader in December of 2012, which is a book of sheet music for 20 unreleased songs, that Beck has left up to other artists to interpret. Along with Song Reader, Beck has reimagined David Bowie classic “Sound + Vision” with a 160-piece orchestra, which culminated into a groundbreaking interactive 360-degree filming of a live performance of the track. He has also performed select acoustic shows (he played several with Bob Dylan and Wilco earlier this summer), and several full band electric shows.

Beck also helped to curate artist Doug Aitken’s traveling “Station To Station” tour featuring dozens of leading underground artists and musicians creating site-specific “happenings” as part of a cross-country train tour. He will perform a custom-created piece at the tour’s stops in Barstow and Los Angeles CA, in September 24 and 26 respectively. See http://stationtostation.com/ for more information.

Listen to “Gimme” here:

Beck will round out 2013 with a handful of festival appearances. See below for a list of currently confirmed shows and, as always, remain vigilant.

09/24/13 – Barstow, CA – Station to Station
09/26/13 – Los Angeles, CA – Station to Station
10/20/13 – San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival
10/26-27/13 – Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful Festival
11/09/13 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Planeta Terra Festival
11/14/13 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Planeta Terra Festival