SEVEN IN SEVEN

Welcome to Seven in Seven, where each week we typically take a look at shows coming to the region over the next week. And while venue doors are slowly opening again, due to the current pandemic they aren’t quite there yet. That doesn’t mean the music stops, and new releases are coming out weekly from artists you know and love and some waiting to be discovered. Each week we’ll be looking at some of the best hitting shelves and streaming services and a can’t-miss show in the region. Here’s what’s on the docket for the week of Oct. 22:

Show of the week 1 Sebastian Bach — The Theatre of Living Arts — Oct. 23

While Skid Row continues with a capable replacement vocalist putting out new music and performing their hits from the day, original singer Sebastian Bach is still the main draw. This tour sees him performing the band’s monster second LP, “Slave to the Grind,” which separated them from the hair-metal pack and led them into almost thrash-like territory with songs like “Monkey Business,” “Quicksand Jesus” and the title track. It was also the first heavy metal album to debut at No. 1on the charts when it was released 30 years ago. Bach’s still got the pipes, the intensity and the bravado to carry the Row flag and, for the old-school fans, the goods.

New releases

2 Black Marble — “Fast Idol” “Fast Idol” sees Los

Angeles-based Black Marble reaching back through time to connect with the forgotten bedroom kids of the analog era, the halcyon days of icy hooks and warbly synths always on the edge of going out of tune. Harmonies are piped in across the expanse of space, and lyrics capture conversations that seem to come from another room, repeat an accusation overheard or speak as if in sleep of interpersonal struggles distilled down to one subconscious phrase. At the same time, percussive elements feel forward and cut through the mix with toms counting off the measures like a lost tribe broadcasting through the bass and tops of a basement club sound system.

3 Dave Hause — “Blood Harmony”

Philadelphia-bred singersongwriter Dave Hause delivers “Blood Harmony,” his fifth and by far most ambitious solo album to date. The LP features a first-class assemblage of musicians consisting of members of The E Street Band, the Highwomen, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and many more. Beneath the surface of “Blood Harmony” are multiple layers of meaning related to Hause’s role as a musician, a brother, a husband, a son and, having become a father to twins a few months before the release of 2019’s “Kick,” a dad.

4 Atlas — “Ukko”

“Ukko” is the second studio album by the Finnish metal band Atlas, and, across the 11new tracks, they present a new sonic palette and step into a new direction. For the album, the group drew inspiration from Finnish folk music and poetry, combining those influences with the dark soundscapes and dynamic songwriting for which the outfit is already known. Lyrically and thematically, “Ukko” explores death, healing, rebirth and faith, all presented in a seamlessly blended mix of English and Finnish.

5 Ian Jones — “Evergreens”

Singer/songwriter Ian Jones’ new six-song EP, “Evergreens,” is a seamless collection previewing a forthcoming as-yet-untitled full-length. The title-track and lead single sees him exponentially evolving. Jones wrote the song in a garage in Southern California after he moved from Seattle to chase his music dreams. It’s all about the risk so many take when they leave their hometown — the comfortability of it — and hope for greener pastures by chasing their passion.

6 Trace Mountains — “House of Confusion”

In the year of the coronavirus pandemic, which followed the release of “Lost in the Country,” Trace Mountains songwriter Dave Benton, who was jobless like many other musicians, had newfound time on his hands and threw himself into an early-morning routine of instrumental practice and dedicated songwriting time. The result on “House of Confusion” is a natural progression onward from Trace Mountains’ previous work, a look in the rearview that examines how things change and what that feels like. 7 Amaunet — “While I’m Living” Indie-rock outfit Amaunet hail from Lund, the southernmost part of Sweden. The band’s new mini album, “While I’m Living,” is both intense and nostalgic. Singer Nariman “Nari” Mirzaie’s vocals are equal parts rough, sweet and soaring. The sound is classic rock vocals mixed with direct, tight drums, melodic guitar riffs and driving bass. The EP offers six cuts, inspired by alternative rock bands from the ’00s like the Strokes and Kings of Leon, and ’90s Britpop bands such as Oasis, mixing nostalgia with something new.