[1] All Tora band members, (Jai Piccone, Jo Loewenthal, Shaun Johnston, Thorne Davis, and Tobias Tunis-Plant) attended Shearwater Steiner School in Mullumbimby, a town in New South Wales.

[3] In 2010 the three left Shearwater to attain a diploma in contemporary music served by Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre (NRCAC).

Tunis-Plant was traveling Europe and developing new song ideas while Johnston was undertaking a Bachelor of Audio Engineering at John Martin Cass Academy.

[9][10] In October 2013, Tora released their debut self-titled seven-track extended play, which had "swirling, electronica influenced pop, drawing from the likes of SOHN & James Blake".

[11] Crack in the Road reviewer, Josh, commented that the group were "rather bizarre in a way, in that they’re seemingly the opposite of the 'make a shit load of noise' model, keeping it somber yet beautiful, opting to rely on minimal, sparse beats and haunting vocals.

[16] A month earlier Tora won the regional leg of the Unearthed competition; consequently they opened the main stage at Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay.

[4][9] In September 2014 Tora accepted a support slot with Miami Horror on their "Wild Motion (Set it Free)" tour again playing in Australia's major cities.

[17] On return Tora released their second EP, Eat the Sun, in November 2014 with tracks "from candle-lit R&B jams, to soothing, electronically laced ballads.

The year finished up with a run of shows at 'The Falls Arts & Music Festival 2014' in Byron Bay with Tora on the line-up along with bands such as Alt-J, Jamie XX, BadBadNotGood & Glass Animals.

"[28] In 2017 Tora released their debut album, 'Take A Rest', which was added to high rotation on Triple J and received acclaim from Elton John (Beats 1), Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1), BBC 6 Music, rotation on Germany's Flux FM and Radio Eins, as well as being a favourite amongst global tastemakers such as Line of Best Fit, Indie Shuffle and Pigeons & Planes.

After playing at Glastonbury, Splendour in the Grass, The Great Escape, Canadian Music Week, and also supporting artists like RÜFÜS DO SOL, SAFIA and Miami Horror, the release of 'Take A Rest' saw Tora return to touring the world, supporting the likes of Oh Wonder (UK), as well as showcasing the album live through the UK, Europe and Australia and performing their own sold-out shows in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Melbourne and in Byron Bay.

This laid the foundations for the announcement of second album 'Can't Buy The Mood' (9 August 2019 via LUSTRE) a body of work deeply inspired by themes of human connection.

Whilst Can't Buy The Mood was primarily made in the region of Byron Bay, the band also ventured into studio spaces in LA, London and Amsterdam to work on the album.