Tora: Take A Rest
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Tora: Take A Rest

After recently supporting RUFUS on a national tour, as well as their own sold out headline single shows, Tora are becoming a familiar name in the electronic music circuit in Australia.

Take a Rest is the debut offering from the Byron Bay four-piece and it’s a great showcase of what they’re all about. To sum it up, it’s a smooth listen full of futuristic synth sounds, augmented vocals and general urban-inspired grooves.

‘Love Life’ hits the high notes, stepping into the urban/soul side of electronically produced music. ‘Too Little’ has a cheeky sound grab at the start of the song from what can only be seen as from their recording sessions. As nice of a personal touch as it is, it’s a bit jarring against the transition from song to song.

‘Amsterdam’ is a highlight on the release, with its soft crooning, guitar focus and occasional tribal-esque synth making its way into the track.

As a whole, it probably doesn’t flow through as seamlessly as it could, and this is something that develops in time with albums produced, but we see big things coming for Tora.

3/5
Indica Records
Reviewed by Alexander Lightfoot