The Away Days debut introduces a four-piece fully prepared for their close-up. Updating shoegaze for the 21st century on Dreamed at Dawn, this Istanbul group offer up waves of rhythmic acuity, haunting synths and the dense shimmer of guitars, which—when combined with the nimble falsetto of lead singer Oğuz Can Özen—coalesce into luminous pop soundscapes. Tracks like “White Whale” and “Less Is More” exemplify the album's intensely dreamy mood, though don't mistake the easy-going tone for a lack of vitality. Dreamed at Dawn soars with unbridled passion, all while evoking the twilit intimacy of The Cure and the crowd-pleasing songcraft of Foals.