A couple of years ago, the dance DJ and producer Avalon Emerson made the leap from tracks to songs. Her project Avalon Emerson & The Charm released an excellent self-titled album and became a Stereogum Band To Watch. Right now, Emerson in in the midst of another project that sort of straddles the line between tracks and songs. With her new project Perpetual Emotion Machine, Emerson is sharing music that she made specifically for her DJ sets, but the tracks never really feel utilitarian. They go places.
