Lost in the Manor · Feature · 17 August 2026

LITM Rock Picks, featuring Sputnik the Band, gunshots or fireworks, The Gilhoolys, and more!

Riya Eswara for Lost in the Manor. Originally published .

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What it covers

The first piece to go after a single song rather than the whole record. Riya Eswara picks the title track for LITM's rock column and hears it as something that refuses to settle — jazz touches threaded through electric rock and psychedelia, and an instrumental section built by patient stacking rather than by any one hook.

From the feature

From its opening moments, Wicked Din, the titular, central track on Chameleous Band's debut album release, refuses to stay in a box.

Lost in the Manor

It unfurls slowly, layers being patiently stacked upon each other as the song progresses, to create an instrumental section that sounds simple but is, in reality, a lot more complex than it seems.

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Touches of jazz intermingle with electric rock and tinges of psychedelia to create a song that keeps you on your toes.

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With a vocal delivery that's smooth enough to feel like another instrument in itself, this is a track that keeps things interesting throughout …

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