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Beck's own spastic youth is in the past, but he'll get to relive it vicariously through spaz king Jay Reatard's cover of "Gamma Ray" on the Modern Guilt track's forthcoming single. XL will release "Gamma Ray" in Europe on August 11 with Beck's original on the A-side and Jay Reatard's cover on the B-side.

Speaking of Jay Reatard and singles, don't forget that Jay's Matador Singles '08 comes out via Matador in the U.S. on October 7 (October 6 in the UK). His Singles 06-07, meanwhile, is available now via In the Red.

Both Jay and Beck have tour dates scheduled for the coming months. One of Jay's is tonight (August 4) in Dallas.

Beck:

08-21 Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
08-22 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Festival)
08-24 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater *
08-27 Victoria, British Columbia - Royal Theatre #
08-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theater #
08-30 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-19 San Diego, CA - Street Scene Festival
09-20 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl $%
09-22 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
09-23 Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
09-25 El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theatre
09-27 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-29 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
09-30 Minneapolis, MN - Wilkins Auditorium
10-02 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
10-03 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
10-06 Montreal, Quebec - St. Denis Theatre %
10-09 New York, NY - United Palace %

* with Cold War Kids
# with Band of Horses
$ with Spoon
% with MGMT

Jay Reatard:

08-04 Dallas, TX - Club Dada %
09-25-28 Memphis, TN - Goner Fest
10-12 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater (Riot Fest)

% with Cheap Time