Toko Yasuda is a Japanese singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and bass guitarist. She is undeniably one of the key figures in the American Indie music scene, She has played in the bands The Lapse and The Van Pelt before their disbandment, and had a brief stint in Blonde Redhead, although she doesn't appear on any Blonde Redhead recordings. After that Toko appeared in the band Enon.
Soft spoken Yasuda is known for her smooth sounding voice, simple yet catchy songwriting, and heavy use of synthesizer in song composition, giving the songs an electropop like quality.
Yasuda currently resides in Los Angeles and formerly she shortly lived in Philadelphia, after being priced out of both Manhattan, and Brooklyn.