{"id":27930,"date":"2026-02-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27930"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:18:21","slug":"large-mirage-wings-of-time-self-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27930","title":{"rendered":"Large Mirage -\u2018Wings of Time\u2019 (Self-Released)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4214644571_10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Time travel exists. Don\u2019t ask me how it works, but I definitely have proof. I am going to urge you to check out the proof as well. Apparently, the event happened down under in Sydney, and the four-piece band Large Mirage found themselves transported from San Francisco back in the late 60\u2019s to Australia in the 2020\u2019s. A fortuitous rabbit hole one night on YouTube made me aware of Large Mirage. This second EP by the band stuck with me immediately, as I found myself wishing I could play multiple songs at the same time. The band takes a Nuggets approach to their music and is not afraid to put some pop filled choruses in them when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Large Mirage - Wings of Time (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WoPatumokgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Miss Okay\u2019 kicks off the EP and was also the first song I heard by the band. The song reminds me of what was coming out of the garage nuggets from San Francisco way back in the day. The verses have very melodic, fuzzy pop vocals which give way to an even more harmony-filled chorus. The guitars have some bite to them as well. I can almost picture the Monkees watching them play back in the day, heck, maybe that is how they got transported to modern day. \u2018Happy Now\u2019 might be my favorite song from the,m as the song has more heaviness to it. The guitar riff could be lifted from the likes of Black Sabbath or Alice Cooper if it were cut out of the song and surrounded by some heavier drums. The chorus remains as catchy as the first song, but does so in a darker way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midway through the EP, \u2018Wings of Time\u2019 provides another catchy guitar riff with a hypnotic vocal. The guitar solo feels enormous and gets plenty of space in the song. When Rhino Records was releasing their Nuggets box sets (some of the greatest sets ever), I would expect to hear songs like this. That said, these songs sound fresh and vital today. The band then turn in a short acoustic ballad with \u2018I Don\u2019t Love Love.\u2019 Everything turns technicolor while the song plays; I am pretty sure I just saw some dandelions sprout out of some really bright green grass when this song was playing. The band closes out the EP with a nearly five-minute rocker that delivers some epic passages and catchy vocals. The guitar solo rips through the speakers with all five songs leaving listeners wanting more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Large Mirage - Happy Now (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v4BuODnlBwY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Large Mirage delivers the goods, and I still maintain they are proof of time travel. The sound may come from many decades ago, but they feel current and essential today. I can see this band continuing to grow, and they won\u2019t be a secret for long, especially when word is they are also an excellent live band. Tune in and crank this up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Wings of Time\u2019 is available now. Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/largemirage.bandcamp.com\/album\/wings-of-time-deluxe-ep\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/largemirage.bandcamp.com\/album\/wings-of-time-deluxe-ep\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/largemirage\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/largemirage.com\">https:\/\/largemirage.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author: Gerald Stansbury<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time travel exists. Don\u2019t ask me how it works, but I definitely have proof. I am going to urge you to check out the proof as well. 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