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The Tuk Ten: Day 3 — District 97, In Vaults (2015)

Some of you reading this may have no idea who District 97 is.  So, for Day Three of The Tuk Ten (rock edition!), let me acquaint you with them. D97 hails from Chicago, Illinois, and have followed an indie rock pathway across the United States and throughout Europe, all on a DIY and crowdfunded model.  This is very much a rock band for modern times. For reasons explained below, In Vaults is definitely in my very own personal Top Ten. 

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The Tuk Ten: Day 2 – The Rollins Band, Weight (1995)

The second album in The Tuk Ten (the rock edition) is Weight by The Rollins Band.  Weight came out in the middle of that band’s career.  It doesn’t have as much of the exposed raw energy of the debut album, End of Silence.  What Weight does have is a mature and hard edge coupled with some fine engineering that runs through the entire album.  

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