Tullamore’s Tolü Makay releases first single from debut album

Afro-Irish singer Tolü Makay from Tullamore has released the first single from her debut album, following on the success of her debut EP ‘Being’, and more recently her version of the classic The Saw Doctors song ‘N17’ accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Titled ‘Used to Be,’ the song is an emotional piano ballad and a story of unrequited love, and is the first song to be released from her album which is coming later in 2021.

Originally from Nigeria and raised in the Irish midlands, Tolü has used her music as a medium to speak the truth, from singing in a gospel choir as a teenager to working with songwriter and producer Enda Gallery on this latest release.

Tolü says that she relished the opportunity to delve into the recording process:

“Although studios were closed due to restrictions, we found a way to create the right sound in the kitchen space we recorded in, by getting three mattresses and laying out duvets as I stood on a yoga mat.”

Tolü and Enda worked from their makeshift studio in Kilfenora, near the west coast of Ireland, before sending the track off around the world to musicians who added further instrumentation.

“Within a day everyone we asked to record strings, guitar, keys had sent us back a perfect replica of what we needed and even extra that it all aligned with the time we had.”

Tolü‘s new song can be streamed and bought here: https://lnk.to/_UsedToBe