Premiere Watchlist: Alan Mair and Zal Cleminson Ignite “Ghost Of You In Me” Stop what you’re doing and make space on your release radar: Alan Mair returns on 25 August 2025 with “Ghost Of You In Me,” a track that welds bruised-heart storytelling to an anthemic, alternative rock frame. Mair is in full auteur mode—writing, singing, and producing, while playing every instrument except the electrifying lead guitar from Zal Cleminson.
The concept is as vivid as the performance. “When you are deeply in love with someone and they move away—or even pass away—some believe their spirit comes back to visit,” Mair says. That belief becomes a lifeline threaded through soaring choruses and a rhythm section that never lets go. It’s the craft of a musician who’s done the miles—thousands of shows, Glastonbury, Wireless—and still finds new ways to land the feeling.
For anyone tracing lines from The Only Ones to modern guitar music, here’s your compass: the band that helped inspire The Replacements, Nirvana, The Libertines, and Blur still echoes in Mair’s work. If you want a refresher, dive back into the archives: Watch Alan perform with The Only Ones on Jools Holland and Relive their iconic hit “Another Girl, Another Planet.”