Alexander George"Alex" Claire (born 14 September 1985) is a British singer-songwriter.Clare adopted his current stage name, Alex Clare, in 2010, replacing Alexander G. Muertos, a pseudonym he first used whilst still at school. His debut album, The Lateness of the Hour, was released in the UK on 11 July 2011 on Island Recordsand was produced by Mike Spencer and Major Lazer.