Pitchfork

Former Swell Maps frontman Nikki Sudden passed away last spring, but that hasn't stopped the flow of new Sudden material. A new Sudden 7" recently hit the shelves, courtesy of Atlanta-based Rob's House Records. Titled the Barroom Blues 7", the posthumous release contains two unreleased studio tracks ("Barroom Blues" and "Family Bible") recorded in Athens, Georgia in the summer of 2005 with members of the band Southern Bitch.

The Sudden estate is also arranging for the release of The Truth Doesn't Matter, his final album, due out on October 10 via Secretly Canadian. Originally scheduled for an April 2006 release, the fifteen-track album features a band comprised of Darrell Bath, John Barry, Einar Stenseng, and Danny Hole, as well as special guest contributions from Sanni Baumgärtner, Mark Mulholland, and Elisabeth Wood.

Next year, fans will be treated to a Sudden autobiography, The Last Bandit, which the rock veteran completed before his death.

The Truth Doesn't Matter:

01 Seven Miles
02 Don't Break My Soul
03 The Balld of Johnny and Marianne
04 Talking to the Wrong Guy
05 Green Shield Stamps
06 Jet Star Groove
07 Draggin' Me Down
08 Nothing Left
09 The Price of Nails
10 Black Tar
11 Burgundy
12 Beyond Hope
13 All This Buttoning and Unbuttoning