Created in the mid-2000s while studying Jazz Performance at the now-defunct University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Tombolo has been Nicholas Whittaker’s creative outlet and an exercise in working through the struggle of everyday life and relationships. 

Tombolo’s first release was 2013’s "The Morning After…" an EP that explored the multifaceted experience of uprooting your life and moving 1,300 miles away from your home. 

Next came 2020’s "Couples Therapy," another EP that, this time, examined the complicated endings of relationships and the isolation they can create. 

In the time since the release of "Couples Therapy," Tombolo has published several stand-alone singles and in 2025 will release several new singles.