To be honest with you, when I read that Persophone’s Bees were a gypsy-rock outfit, I was dreading having to review the album. Still scarred by listening to Gogol Bordello’s “Start Wearing Purple”, I was scared to say the least at the prospect of sitting through 45 minutes of Gypsy rock – some shrink somewhere would be making great business out of me! However, I pressed play, ready for the assault my eardrums were going to get – and it never came. Track one came and went, and my...
