N97 - Music Player - Some songs seems to speed up ...

I've noticed this strange behaviour on my N97.
When playing back MP3s in the Music Player application, I can noticeably hear the track speed up (or race). The speed up is subtle, and it sounds like a pitch shift at first. Then the track seems to return to normal speed after about 20-30 seconds. Then after about the same amount of time the track races again. It is not on all tracks, and it usually happens after playing a long album (say more than 4 hrs of play).
Has anyone else experienced this behaviour?
I'm on v21.2.045.CO1.01 (RM-507)
I have a custom theme installed on the phone: "Lake" Theme.
Nokia N8

Just listened to a track then that had the playback speed up and slow down like it was having a drag race. It is such a random bug.
I wonder if it has something to do with the track type, or the bit rate of the track?
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