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With the years-long roller coaster of lockdowns and venue closings across North Texas, a fistful of electronic producers and musicians of various stripes have retreated to their bedroom studios to build up their discographies. Local independent artists continue to use Bandcamp to share releases, in many cases launching their own labels to push their music out to wider audiences. Here are the electronic acts from North Texas that you should be watching this year.

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Nervous Curtains has been a staple in the Dallas music scene for more than a decade, executing their post-punk musings over the course of five albums and one film score. While the band's sound has evolved with each release, it's not what one would generally think of as dangerous.