Rising Australian Band Tora Debuts 'Too Much'; Debut Album Out This June

"Too Much" follows Tora's previously released single, "Another Case," which has earned spins on triple j, BBC Radio 1 and Beats 1, as well as a spot on Spotify's "Chill Vibes" playlist. The video for the track was directed by Melbourne creative duo Coco and Maximilian and was choreographed and performed by Aisha Mary Kuryana. Tora's online catalogue has over 30 million streams to date.

Inspired while touring Australia, Europe and North America, Tora wrote Take A Rest over a two year period in various locations around the globe. The band composed, recorded, produced and mixed the album in their home studios in Byron Bay, Australia. Tora took a novel approach to recording Take A Rest by incorporating organic sounds heard in guitarist Jai Piccone's garden, including the buzzing of flies, bamboo creaking in the wind and the scraping of cactuses with rakes. Take A Rest was mastered by Grammy nominated engineer Andrei Eremin (Chet Faker, WAFIA, Hiatus Kaiyote).

Tora is a four-piece electronic band made up of Jo Loewenthal (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Jai Piccone (guitar, keys, vocals), Thorne Davis (drums) and Shaun Johnston (bass guitar).

Growing up as childhood friends, Tora formed in 2013 after its members graduated from high school. The band garnered a global audience after the release of their first two EPs, Intro (2013) and Eat The Sun (2014), which earned them a triple j Unearthed spot at Australia's 2014 Splendour in the Grass festival. Following this success, Tora embarked on international tours and caught the attention of several global tastemakers, including LA producer Galimatias, whose remix of Tora's track "Jaigantic" has over 15 million streams to date. Tora will embark on an international tour later this year, with stops in Australia, Europe and United Kingdom. See the full list of tour dates below. Purchase tickets here.

TAKE A REST

1. Rudie

2. Another Case

3. Love Life

4. Blame

5. Too Little

6. Too Far

7. Amsterdam

8. Mercury

9. Dope (feat. Sam Lawrence)

10. Entity (feat. Merryn Jeann)

11. Too Much

12. Bridges (feat. Grace Pitts)

13. Want Me Gone

14. Empyrean

15. Take A Rest

TORA LIVE

June 23 Melbourne, VIC, Australia Howler

June 24 Sydney, NSW, Australia Oxford Art Factory

June 30 Brisbane, QLD, Australia The Brightside

July 1 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia The Northern

July 7 Adelaide, SA, Australia Jive

July 8 Perth, WA, Australia Amplifier Bar

July 9 Fremantle, WA, Australia Mojos

September 22 Dortmund, Germany Das Höchste der Gefühle Festival

September 23 Haldern, Germany Haldern Pop Bar

September 25 Cologne, Germany Gebause 9

September 26 Mainz, Germany Schon Schön

September 27 Stuttgart, Germany Café Galao

September 28 Michelstadt, Germany Unter Holz

September 30 Erfurt, Germany Franz Melhose

October 2 Hamburg, Germany Uebel & Gefahrlich

October 3 Berlin, Germany Ritter Butzka

October 4 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Sugar Factory

October 7 Manchester, United Kingdom Neighbourhood Festival

October 9 London, United Kingdom The Lexington

October 10 Brighton, United Kingdom The Hope & Ruin

October 11 Brussels, Belgium Botanique - Witlof Bar

October 12 Paris, France Pop Up Du Label

October 14 Prague, Czech Republic Chapeau Rouge

October 15 Vienna, Austria B72

October 17 Zurich, Switzerland Exil

October 18 Lausanne, Switzerland Bleu Lezard

October 19 Luzern, Switzerland Neubad

October 20 Nuremberg, Germany Club Stereo

October 21 Basel, Switzerland Paterre

October 22 Munich, Germany Strom

October 23 Leipzig, Germany Neues Schauspiel

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