“No idea,” laughs the vocalist, who answers to MISTER wang. “We thought Dial-A-Candy would sell, but #1 on BigChampagne for five years straight? No idea.”

“It’s the fans, really,” adds percussionist mister WANG. “Tricks like turning the disc over to hear the secret album helped bump sales, but the Methodists have done the most.”

“There’s one guy who buys a thousand copies monthly,” says MISTER wang, “and plants them. Says he wants to grow music trees. Maybe he will!”

Rhythm Method’s plans for the new year include possibly recording a new EP, and vacationing in Paraguay, which they purchased last year.