'People will hate us': why the Rhythm Method are braced for derision

They sing wonkily infectious songs about pubs, gentrification, Cherie Blair and George Best – and they want to be the biggest band of their generationIn the back room of a pub, a man in a tracksuit is merrily articulating his alienation. “How would you know I was lonely if I didn’t tell everyone?” he half-raps over an instrumental that sounds like Squeeze attempting to cover a So Solid Crew song. It’s the sound of the Rhythm Method, the London duo who are managing t