Toe, stylized as toe, is a Japanese

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band from

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. The group was founded in 2000, and consists of Kashikura Takashi (drums), Mino Takaaki (guitar), Yamane Satoshi (bass guitar), and Yamazaki Hirokazu (guitar).

Detailed information

Toe is currently one of four bands on the

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Machu Picchu, which was formed by the members of Toe, along with the bands

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, and Tangled Hair. The vast majority of the band's music is

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. The band has changed their sound over their musical tenure by incorporating acoustic guitars,

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, and vibraphones in their most recent releases. The band tours regularly in Japan. Their most recent studio EP, ''Our Latest Number,'' was released in 2018. In 2021 they contributed to the soundtrack for the

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series ''Sonny Boy''.

Members

* Yamazaki Hirokazu –

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(2000-present) * Yamane Satoshi –

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(2000-present) * Mino Takaaki –

(2000-present) * Kashikura Takashi –

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(2000-present)

Discography

Studio albums *''The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety'' (2005) *''

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'' (2015) EPs *''Songs, Ideas We Forgot'' (2003) *''New Sentimentality'' (2006) *''New Sentimentality "Tour Edition"'' (2008) Enhanced CDEP Limited to 1000 *''Toe/Collection of Colonies of Bees'' (2009) *''The Future Is Now'' (2012) *''Our Latest Number'' (2018) Splits *''Pele / toe'' (2002) Remix albums *''Re:designed'' (2003) Compilation albums *''That's Another Story'' (2018)

Live DVDs

*''RGBDVD'' (2005) *''CUT_DVD'' (2010) *''8 Days DVD'' (2012) *''DOKU EN KAI'' (2021)

References

External links

Official websiteToe
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