I was beginning to find it very unlikely that the randomiser in iTunes was actually randomising. The playlist is sorted by track name and accessed by random. However, at the time I noticed, the previous 3 songs had all been from the same band, and even the same album:

• The Tea Party—(Unknown)—Triptych
• The Tea Party—Chimera—Triptych
• The Tea Party—Samsara—Triptych

No less coincidentally, the next few songs followed suit:

• The Tea Party—The Messenger—Triptych
• The Tea Party—Underground—Triptych
• The Tea Party—Haze On The Hills—Splendor Solis
• The Tea Party—In This Time—Splendor Solis

Reverse alphabetical order.

It’s not the first time that iTunes has ignored the random setting and played through in order. It seems to work properly by turning shuffle off and on again, but it’s still quite annoying. If I wanted to listen to playlists in order, I’d say so.

• System Of A Down—Mr. Jack—Steal This Album!
• Sublime—Doin’ Time—Sublime

Enough of that…