Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals #10; Ralph's World (2012)

Hands down, the hardest part of parenthood is finding tunes for your tyke that won't drive you cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. That's why music-savvy folks have scooped up the genre-busting Aardvarks series. On #10, Weinstone & Co. make delightful forays into lounge, grunge, even ska. It's hipster music for hipster toddlers. Though more traditional than Aardvarks, Covert's easy manner and catchy choruses do make for fine sing-alongs. But what's with using little kids for backup vocals? It didn't work for Elvis, and it doesn't work here. Aardvarks: A Ralph's: