| Kvitravn | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Wardruna |
| Cover: | Kvitravn-cover.jpg |
| Released: | 22 January 2021 |
| Genre: | Nordic folk, world, ambient, dark folk |
| Length: | 65:00 |
| Prev Title: | Skald |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
Kvitravn is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian Nordic folk band Wardruna, released on 22 January 2021.
Lead singer Einar Selvik stated that the album "marks a distinct evolution in our sound", "features a broad selection of both traditional and historical instruments", and "discusses Northern sorcery, spirit-animals, shadows, nature and animism, the wisdom and meanings of certain myths, various Norse spiritual concepts, and the relation between sage and songs".[1]
Robert Hoftun Gjestad of Aftenposten wrote that Kvitravn has a fascinating soundscape but the songs sometimes become too monotonous.[2] Financial Times wrote that the instruments and natural sounds "create a sense of huge elemental drama with heroic human actors" and described the songs as "stirring, solemn affairs, driven forward by hammered drums and chanted choral vocals".[3] Nöjesguidens Christoffer Bertzell said he was fascinated by Wardruna's exploration of musical roots, writing that Kvitravn is more "driven, dynamic and ritualistic" than the band's previous Runaljod trilogy, and has a greater "vocal focus" thanks to the guest vocalist Kirsten Bråten Berg.[4]