Beck has been busy recording a new album, produced with Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, to be released this summer via XL Recordings. The as yet untitled album contains 10 new songs.

Having met a few years ago, Beck and Danger Mouse had planned to work together at some point, finally convening last December to do a few songs. Encouraged by the results, they decided to make an entire record and over the next few months recorded extensively, with the goal of using only 10 pieces in the end.

According to XL Records; the result is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humour. Musically, the albums ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse’s shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration. The albums diversity of tone is belied by an emphasis on songwriting and musical concision, with the album clocking in at a little over 30 minutes.

Sounds good huh?

Beck returns to the UK in July to play a handful of shows at Southampton Guildhall (1st), Manchester Apollo (2nd) and the Wireless festival at Hyde Park in London (4th).