London’s The Rhythm Method were on a sort of Streets-like wave back in 2019, the release of their debut LP ‘How Would You Know I Was Lonely?’ superbly finessing their take on spoken word road-level observations over omnifarious multi-tempo beats, after the almost accidental grass-roots success of first single ‘Local, Girl’. Afterwards, save for a couple lockdown singles and a 2021 World Cup effort, they seemed to go to ground.
‘Have A Go Heroes’ sees the sagacious duo resurface for the second time in the run up to album number two, ‘Peachy’, due for release in 2024. Giving Joey Bradbury’s sardonic scrutiny a rest, the record sees the group’s other half, Rowan Martin, lead with an uplifting Pet Shop Boys-esque tribute to the indefatigable national spirit, inspired by a psychotic episode after a 2018 gig in Hull meshed with a 600 mile stretch of motorways, service stations and equally mania-inducing or soothing meandering rowdy towns, rowdy townspeople and idyllic landscapes.
‘Have A Go Heroes’ was released on 8th November 2023 on Moshi Moshi records, setting The Rhythm Method up nicely for their soon-to-be-released second album ‘Peachy’, due out on 8 March 2024. You can pre-order the record now. We’ve put the tracklist down below:
1 – Just A Boy’s Game
2 – I Love My Television
3 – Nightmare
4 – Dean Martin
5 – Have A Go Heroes
6 – Curse
7 – Please Don’t Die
8 – Peachy
9 – Black & Blue
Feel very free to have a watch of ‘Have A Go Heroes’ below: