Ramper – announces debut album ‘Loner’ with single ‘Back to the Start’

Critically-acclaimed Donegal alt-folk artist Ramper announces his debut album Loner with the release of his new single ‘Back to the Start,’ out now. The LP arrives on Friday, 7th March, 2025.

Ramper explains that the song “revisits memories of things I learned from the old people I grew up around and how that’s become important to me now that they’re not here anymore.”

‘Back to the Start’ follows Ramper’s 2024 releases ‘If You Want A Good Dream’, ‘Pale as the Moon’, ‘Kept a Curl’, and ‘Promised’. In 2024, he showcased at Ireland Music Week and opened for Lisa Hannigan. Once you’ve heard his music, it’s no surprise that he was named One to Watch in 2025 by the Irish Independent and featured in the Irish Post’s Soundtrack of 2025.

Loner is an apt name for the album; Ramper played every instrument on the LP, which he recorded and self-produced over six months at his own home studio during stolen moments when his sons were napping. The record was mixed by Daniel Ball (Chubby Cat, Ryan McMullan) and mastered by Richard Dowling (David Bowie, Sinead O’Connor).

Loner Tracklist:

1. Pale as the Moon
2. Promised
3. Cold in the Morning
4. I Can’t Pretend
5. Smoking
6. EYES
7. Mothers
8. Back to the Start
9. Don’t Forget to Look Up
10. If You Want A Good Dream