In this case, I don't see what the visualisation tells us that simple tabular playlists don't. To extend your theme with an example-- with a tabular interface,

In this case, I don't see what the visualisation tells us that simple tabular playlists don't. To extend your theme with an example-- with a tabular interface, one could sort by song title, in order to listen to covers of a favorite tune. This star-planet-moon interface apparently locks the viewer into sorting only by artist, then by album. That, even more than the wasted opportunity, makes it actively counterproductive.