Sarah Maison Releases Defiant New Single "Exister"

So begins “Exister”, the electrifying new single from French alternative pop singer-songwriter Sarah Maison — and one of the boldest, most visceral tracks from her upcoming debut album.

Fierce and unflinching, “Exister” pulses with gritty guitars, shifting rhythms, and a dreamlike urgency. It unfolds like a psychedelic gallop through a crumbling world — equal parts sonic protest and surrealist vision. Think: Jodorowsky’s El Topo meets Al Massrieen’s grooves, sharpened by the biting guitar work of The Kinks.

"Like an oak tree in the city, I stand."

Rooted in Sarah’s poetic imagination, the track channels the stoicism of nature in the face of chaos. “Exister is an ode to nature and a reflection on the absurdity of existence under neoliberalism,” Sarah explains. “We work more to earn more, we buy things we don’t need — endless demands that pull us away from our essence. Meanwhile, trees are allowed to just be. No one judges them when they’re bare in winter. They change, and we accept it. Why can’t we?”

Recorded by Steve Surmely at Studio Pipo, and fully written, composed, and arranged by Sarah herself, “Exister” continues the poetic and political lineage of her breakout debut single Western Arabisant — a fearless fusion of vision and voice.

Catch Sarah Maison live at La Boule Noire (Paris) on November 17, 2025.

Sarah Maison, "Exister":