Istanbul, TURKEY (Top40 Charts) Istanbul's dreamy indie rock quartet, The Away Days are at the beginning of a beautiful dream. They've been added to the roster of amazing bands to see at this year's South By Southwest
Music Festival. Their shimmery guitars and melodic hooks place them in the global community of indie rock and SXSW will put them up on the global stage. They've already drawn the attention of The Guardian, KEXP and other international press and adding to that the release of "Dressing Room" off their debut EP How Did It All Start will surely turn the spotlights their way. With frontman, Oguzcan Ozen's voice perfectly balanced between croon and moan and the catchy, heart-swelling anthemic music behind it, "Dressing Room" is a tune that won't soon be forgotten.
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Take one spin through Etsy's many artists from Istanbul and you'll see beautiful craftsmanship and gorgeous work. It's an easy assumption to make, then, that the city would abound with well-crafted, detailed indie rock, an art form that often goes hand-in-hand with this type of craftsmanship. While indie rock quartet, The Away Days, surely fit the bill, they are a minority in the Istanbul scene. No matter. The Away Days have gained some recognition in their hometown, but their sights are set on the global stage. This dreamy indie rock band is more at home with the likes of shimmery guitars and melodic hooks associated with UK bands like The
Foals and The Maccabees, hail from the global community of indie rock, rather than a local scene.
The Away Days have impressed with their debut EP How Did it All Start. They plan to tour The UK at the start of 2013 and will start recording their debut record with Jag Jago, producer of The Maccabees' latest record.
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Praise for The Away Days
On "Dressing Room" from The Away Days' EP How Did It All Start: "The Away Days carries influences from Northern music sounds and actually presents an unfamiliar style for us in this terrain, which is indie-rock. What distinguishes them from other bands in Turkey may be their desire and aim to make themselves known in Europe. Dressing Room has an exceptional unity of quality structure, lyrics and music that can't be ignored." -The Guardian
"How Did It All Start is a glorious starting point for The Away Days, the band have a unique and evocative sound that should find favour with indie fans the world over, I highly recommend you take the opportunity to discover Istanbul's finest purveyors of guitar rock before they become global household names." -Rhythm & Booze
"We're hoping the band make it over to the UK soon as we'd love to work with them on a live music event!' - Broccoli Events
"Con un excelente y bien trabajado estilo musical, The Away Days ha ido de poco a poco cosechando nuevas y buenas cosas. El único material con el que cuentan es un EP de tres canciones, el cual resulta bastante interesante y prometedor." -Fernando Omedè - Rock and Radio.
