Raging Lines – Everything (2025)
With a profound interest in creating music, from performing and composition to writing and production, Sondre Thomassen embraces it with fiery passion. In his desire to be involved in everything when it comes to making a song, Thomassen (performing as Raging Lines) offers an intimate take on life in all its tragedy and triumph. His previous single, ‘Let Me Have This Moment’, brings confidence and boldness to our ears, yet retains a sense of innocence and naivety lingering in its sound. Today, we take a look and listen to his most recent release, ‘Everything’.
Following the well-received ‘Let Me Have This Moment’, Thomassen keeps his gothic post-punk sound in ‘Everything’. A reminiscence to artists like Depeche Mode and The Cure, mixed with the grittiness of Joy Division, ‘Everything’ breathes life into the nostalgic post-punk scene of the 80s. Yet, as much as there is an old-school quality to the melody, Thomassen slices through the track with a contemporary kick of indie-rock. The concoction of synths, crashing drums, bass and keyboards is harmonic; however, there seems to be a disconnect and sense of distortion, offering eerie haunting and off-kilter obscurity.
For me, the melody is engulfing and can leave you in a sonic whirl, but it is Thomassen’s gruff vocals that make me pay attention. Bold and assertive, yet simultaneously vulnerable, ‘Everything’ teeters between confidence and fragility with a melancholy profoundness. It is this capturing of strength and delicacy that defines Raging Lines’ music. It’s not just the song, but the emotion and message within that give it an overall significance.
In an oddly sincere and languid way, ‘Everything’ is soothing and gentle; then again, its darker wave of sound makes it seem sinister and treacherous. This is not my introduction to Raging Lines, but with ‘Everything’ I feel reintroduced to his music – a refreshing start to what I feel will be a long-time appreciation of his work.
Find out more about Raging Lines on his Instagram and Spotify.
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