I am not the biggest fan of locally produced indie rock, but I absolutely adore holiday music, so every year, the ever-present Blackwatch Christmas album presented by Fowler VW always manages to win me over despite any aural prejudices I might have to the area’s hipster-based music-makers and tune-weavers.
This year’s album—free to stream or name-your-own-price download here or available on vinyl at your friendly neighborhood Guestroom Records or available at the official vinyl release party at Stash (412 E. Main St.) on Friday in Norman!—is their strongest release yet, collecting a roster that’s heavy on the synth-pop and light on the intestinal droning, the way yuletide tunage really oughta be and, if that’s not enough, 100% of donations go to Norman Public Schools elementary music programs.