A philosophical quandary: there is an invitation-only livestreamed event where Einar Selvik will personally introduce the forthcoming Wardruna album, Kvitravn, and perform two songs from said album in a stripped-down, unique skaldic format. Given this opportunity, do you connect your conference call device to the nearest speaker system, or blow your savings on a new skyquake soundbar setup? Given the measly budgets of music journalists (never mind those of musicians themselves, post-COVID restrictions) I was forced to opt for the latter, but believe me, the tears that flowed during these performances were no less copious or genuine. The livestream, which was chaired by the filmmaker responsible for the current mini-documentary series on Wardruna’s YouTube channel, Alexander Milias, may ori...
