Salwa gives you the silent treatment while speaking volumes in her defiant new single and dynamic video Ghost You — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The Lebanese/Palestinian-Scottish artist — a true force across acting, filmmaking, modelling, and songwriting — fuses electro-pop and space disco with raw, whimsical storytelling in the track, while its accompanying visuals explore the complexities of nightlife, relationships and reclaiming power.
Raised in Beirut and now based in East London, Salwa (aka Lana MacIver) is a creative powerhouse trained at the renowned Drama Centre London, yet music remains her ultimate artistic calling. Her genre-blending sound encompasses everything from prog and jazz to pop and disco, weaving tales that mirror her own experiences as a bipolar woman navigating a big city’s highs and lows.
The video for Ghost You — directed by Ted Clarke — offers a vivid exploration of nightlife’s duality: its glossy, alluring beginnings and the raw, bitter truths that follow. Inspired by the aesthetic of ’80s gym auditoriums and live performances, the visuals evoke “nightmare nostalgia,” combining the dreamlike textures of Super 8 footage with darker thematic undertones.
Salwa adds: “The idea came when I was stuck in a frustrating WhatsApp chat and said to myself, ‘Sometimes I just really want to ghost you.’ It evolved into a track about city nightlife, unwanted attention, and reclaiming agency. I wanted this song to be a bold, unapologetic anthem — a loud, defiant ‘fuck off’ to men who don’t know when to back off. It’s for every woman who’s felt that anger and needed to own it.”
Musically, Ghost You pays homage to Salwa’s formative inspirations, including Justice’s D.A.N.C.E. and Caravan Palace’s Mighty. These tracks’ iconic use of choirs became a blueprint for Ghost You, which incorporates a chorus of fierce, vibrant women as its pulsating backbone.
Watch the video for Ghost You above, hear more from Salwa below, and follow her on Instagram.
