Our debut single "When We Drive" is about driving down the coast and enjoying the sunshine. We hope you enjoy it :)

When We Drive

VIA MY WEBSITE (https://www.lukasneedham.com/tramp-writing-it-all-down-just-to-throw-it-all-up) 

My band Northwest was just winding down production of our self-titled project, set for release that September. At the same time, my capstone course at Ball State prompted me to begin producing new, original tracks. The project’s focus shifted slightly in terms of the sound, but from the beginning I wanted to focus on completely digital drum programming and relying on only myself for the completion of the prompt (this prompt being a set of recordings, either lasting 30 minutes or consisting of at least four tracks.) 

Over the semester, I proceeded to produce new  tracks that bled over into the first couple months of 2025. Some of these tracks have not been released as of yet, but a selection made it onto this project.

A good portion of the self-directed visual media of the project highlights clothing and materials and the way they intertwine with the sound and general ethos of ‘tramp’ .

thanks for listening
everything by lukas needham
ig: @tramplazlo

drinking game

Linda Mujer

ya lo vi (feat. Pantera Blue)

Magic Moment / Settler's Bend

Magic Moment

Track from the ToneBoneMachine album "Fool's Fire", a trip to the Bayou. Dedicated to Tony Joe White.

Fool's Fire

Lazy River Man

Buy at Bandcamp

Yellow

Lydia

красотка

We released Zen Summer by Cloud in 2015, making it Paper Trail Records' first release. I remember being extremely nervous about how it would be received (perceived?). 

Jack had shown me Cloud's previous record when I visited him in New York (maybe 2013?) and we'd gotten in touch with Tyler (Cloud) to talk about our hopes and dreams for the label we were putting together. When I first heard Zen Summer, I thought Fly Into The Mystery should probably be the single, but second-guessed myself and went with a different, equally nice, track instead. In retrospect, I wish I'd stuck with my gut, as when I hear it now, it really captures that end-of-summer, introspective, dreamy hazy feeling.

The vinyl sold out ages ago, but if you're curious, you can check it out on our old Bandcamp: https://papertrailrecords.bandcamp.com/album/zen-summer

I'd also recommend his excellent previous album on the equally excellent Audio Antihero label: https://musicbycloud.bandcamp.com/album/comfort-songs

Zen Summer

Bandcamp

Fly Into The Mystery

The Trip” is a hallucinatory dive into a cocaine-fuelled dreamscape — where time bends, memories blur, and the self drifts between fantasy and confession. A surreal mix of escape, confrontation, and reflection, it captures the highs and shadows of a mind spiralling through time.

The Trip

Thanks for listening to my music. I'm in the music scene for more than 50 years now, played thousands of gigs and released 15 albums. Never made it to the big stage, always a musicians musician, just a nicer word for having no success. Now retiring off stage and doing what I do with new productions. Never been into mainstream music, love people like Leonard Cohen or Tom Waits, outsiders who defined an own musicology. Like it or not, I'm always trying to deliver quality music, hopefully some people will find a couple of tracks they like to listen to again. This will make my day, thanks.

Lazy River Man

Walker G