# The Toques | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-toques
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-toques/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 06:51 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-toques
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-toques/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-toques/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Toques
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-toques`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 06:51 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-4c83003dfc027114
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 1
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2367
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Breakdown
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Toques formed in Montreal with Raphael Mendez on vocals, Sebastien Grainger on drums, and Alan Prater on bass. They released their debut album in 2004, followed by several others including 2010's 'Can't Stop Won't Stop' which featured the single 'Breakdown.' That song became their breakout track, though its explicit lyrics about drug use drew some criticism at the time. The band continued releasing music through 2016 with 'The Big...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Breakdown — https://lyroverse.com/the-toques/breakdown