Sébastien Tellier returns with ‘Refresh’ featuring SebastiAn & Oscar Holter: Listen

Sébastien Tellier has officially returned with Refresh, his first release in five years and his debut on Because Music. The single arrives after 2020’s Domesticated and opens a new chapter for the visionary French Touch icon, who continues to blur the lines between pop, electronic, and avant-garde.

Moreover, Refresh reconnects Tellier with long-time collaborator Amandine de la Richardière and introduces the production power of SebastiAn and Oscar Holter – known for shaping hits with The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, and Katy Perry. The result balances lyrical sophistication with a pulsing dancefloor energy, embodying Tellier’s hallmark tension between human emotion and machine precision.

Significantly, the release arrives 20 years after Sébastien Tellier introduced his timeless La Ritournelle, a track that defined his artistry and recently featured at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony. With Refresh, he reasserts himself as a modern-day storyteller, weaving themes of renewal and reinvention into music that speaks to both nostalgia and progression.

For the visual side, Tellier teamed up with celebrated director Jean-Baptiste Mondino and artificial intelligence to create artwork that reflects a playful yet refined narrative. As always, his creative identity—down to his legendary beard – becomes part of the mythology he builds around each project.

In Tellier’s own words, “It’s a track about renewal, rebirth, failures, and the ceaseless cycle of starting over… always rolling the dice again, over and over.” With Refresh, he proves once more why his name remains synonymous with innovation in French music.