{"product_id":"toe-for-long-tomorrow","title":"toe - For Long Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince forming in 2000, \u003cstrong\u003etoe\u003c\/strong\u003e have synthesized everything from pop, post- and math-rock, jazz, R\u0026amp;B, and electronic into one of the most distinct sounds in rock music. Their debut LP \u003cem\u003ethe book about my idle plot on a vague anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e (2005) left an unmistakable imprint across the splintered worlds of instrumental and experimental music, exploding the tenets of post-rock with writing and performances that channel the intensity of hardcore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etoe have kept the same lineup since their inception. Yamazaki Hirokazu’s acoustic and Mino Takaaki’s electric guitars often juxtapose one another against the backdrop of drummer Kashikura Takashi’s unmatched sense of feel and rhythm, specializing in phrases that trick the listener with unanticipated backbeats and climactic gasps. Bassist Yamane Satoshi lends depth to the staccato, explorative melodies, gluing them to, and making sense of Takashi’s unique style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir second album, \u003cem\u003eFor Long Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), was a breakthrough that explored their pop and jazz DNA, as well cementing comparisons to post-rock forebears and contemporaries like Tortoise. \u003cem\u003eFor Long Tomorrow \u003c\/em\u003ealso produced one of toe’s better known songs in “グッドバイ \/ Goodbye,” a re-recording of the 2006 track from the New Sentimentality EP, this time featuring Japanese pop singer Asako Toki.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Topshelf","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl (\"Spindle\" Yellow)","offer_id":53151183667507,"sku":"NPV","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0881\/7655\/8387\/files\/i_652dc5d3-2700-4fa4-9b1a-652c8ad6a9af.jpg?v=1773963232","url":"https:\/\/www.polyvinylrecords.com\/products\/toe-for-long-tomorrow","provider":"Polyvinyl Record Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}