Listening to… 123

123, “Scared But Not That Scared” single. The A-side begins much differently than what it becomes, from one of those common jangly pop openings into a weird David Essex-esque vocal. Unexpectedly gritty, yet there are still those modern-pop underpinnings. The other two songs, “Gun Master” and “Machine” are similarly unprepossessing pop with surprises. ”Machine” even yodels a bit.