diff --git a/main/lib/artwork-cache/index.js b/main/lib/artwork-cache/index.js
index 7286268..67f8dc6 100644
--- a/main/lib/artwork-cache/index.js
+++ b/main/lib/artwork-cache/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ var path = require('path')
 var pump = require('pump')
 var crypto = require('crypto')
 var mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
-var { artwork, fromBuffer } = require('./util')
+var { artwork } = require('./util')
+var BufferList = require('bl')
 
 // var configPath = (electron.app || electron.remote.app).getPath('userData')
 // var artworkCachePath = path.join(configPath, 'artwork-cache')
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class ArtworkCache {
           return cb(null, blobPath)
         } else {
           var writeStream = self._blobs.createWriteStream()
-          pump(fromBuffer(buff), writeStream, function (err) {
+          pump((new BufferList()).append(buff), writeStream, function (err) {
             if (err) return cb(err)
             return self._blobs.resolve(writeStream.key, cb)
           })
diff --git a/main/lib/artwork-cache/test.js b/main/lib/artwork-cache/test.js
index 2276c42..5a9dd35 100644
--- a/main/lib/artwork-cache/test.js
+++ b/main/lib/artwork-cache/test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var test = require('tape')
-var {artwork, fromBuffer} = require('./util')
+var {artwork} = require('./util')
 var path = require('path')
 var concatStream = require('concat-stream')
 var isBuffer = require('is-buffer')
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var bufferEqual = require('buffer-equal')
 var tmp = require('temporary-directory')
 var ArtworkCache = require('./index.js')
 var testData = require('./test-data')
+var BufferList = require('bl')
 
 test('get artwork from file', function (t) {
   artwork(testData.mp3WithArtwork, function (err, imageBuf) {
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ test('can stream buffers', function (t) {
 
   function bufferTests (err, imageBuf) {
     t.error(err, 'got artwork buffer')
-    var imageBufferStream = fromBuffer(imageBuf)
+    var imageBufferStream = new BufferList()
+    imageBufferStream.append(imageBuf)
     var concat = concatStream(gotPic)
     var streamedBuff
 
diff --git a/main/lib/artwork-cache/util.js b/main/lib/artwork-cache/util.js
index 635d08e..3fa502b 100644
--- a/main/lib/artwork-cache/util.js
+++ b/main/lib/artwork-cache/util.js
@@ -1,35 +1,19 @@
-var from = require('from2')
-var fs = require('fs')
 var mm = require('music-metadata')
 var get = require('lodash.get')
-
-exports.fromBuffer = fromBuffer
-
-function fromBuffer (buffer) {
-  return from(function (size, next) {
-    if (buffer.length <= 0) return next(null, null)
-    var chunk = buffer.slice(0, size)
-    buffer = buffer.slice(size)
-    next(null, chunk)
-  })
-}
+var fs = require('fs')
 
 function metadata (path, cb) {
-  var audioStream = fs.createReadStream(path)
-  var returned = false // TODO clean up racy code
-  audioStream.on('error', (err) => {
-    if (!returned) {
-      returned = true
+  fs.stat(path, function (err, stats) {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+    mm.parseFile(path, {
+      native: true,
+      duration: true,
+      skipCovers: false
+    }).then(function (md) {
+      return cb(null, md)
+    }).catch(function (err) {
       return cb(err)
-    }
-  })
-  mm.parseStream(audioStream, {native: true}, function (err, metadata) {
-    // important note, the stream is not closed by default. To prevent leaks, you must close it yourself
-    audioStream.destroy()
-    if (!returned) {
-      returned = true
-      return cb(err, err ? null : metadata)
-    }
+    })
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/main/lib/audio-library/sort.js b/main/lib/audio-library/sort.js
index 3b73d09..9359d4f 100644
--- a/main/lib/audio-library/sort.js
+++ b/main/lib/audio-library/sort.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ function sort ([keyA, aObj], [keyB, bObj]) {
       // if (aObj.albumartist[0] > bObj.albumartist[0]) return 1
 
       // sort by artist
-  if (aObj.artist[0] < bObj.artist[0]) return -1
-  if (aObj.artist[0] > bObj.artist[0]) return 1
+  if (aObj.artist < bObj.artist) return -1
+  if (aObj.artist > bObj.artist) return 1
 
       // then by album
   if (aObj.album < bObj.album) return -1
diff --git a/main/track-dict.js b/main/track-dict.js
index d072909..82d4f05 100644
--- a/main/track-dict.js
+++ b/main/track-dict.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-var fs = require('fs')
 var path = require('path')
 var walker = require('folder-walker')
-var mm = require('musicmetadata')
+var mm = require('music-metadata')
 var writer = require('flush-write-stream')
 var filter = require('through2-filter')
 var pump = require('pump')
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ function makeTrackDict (paths, cb) {
 
   function handleEos (err) {
     if (err) return cb(err)
+    console.log('')
     cb(null, newTrackDict)
   }
 }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function concatTrackDict (obj) {
     parseMetadata(data, handleMeta)
 
     function handleMeta (err, meta) {
-      if (err) return cb(err)
+      if (err) throw err
       obj[meta.filepath] = meta
       cb(null)
     }
@@ -45,25 +45,11 @@ function concatTrackDict (obj) {
 
 function parseMetadata (data, cb) {
   var { filepath } = data
-  var readableStream = fs.createReadStream(filepath)
-  mm(readableStream, { duration: true }, (err, meta) => {
-    readableStream.destroy()
-    if (err) {
-      switch (err.message) {
-        case 'Could not find metadata header':
-          console.warn(err.message += ` (file: ${filepath})`)
-          break
-        case 'expected frame header but was not found':
-          console.warn(err.message += ` (file: ${filepath})`)
-          break
-        default:
-          // Ignore errors
-          console.warn(err.message += ` (file: ${filepath})`)
-          return cb(null)
-      }
-    }
-    // delete meta.picture
-    // console.dir(meta, {colors: true, depth: 5})
+  mm.parseFile(filepath, {
+    duration: true,
+    native: false,
+    skipCovers: true
+  }).then(meta => {
     var {
       albumartist,
       title,
@@ -72,17 +58,17 @@ function parseMetadata (data, cb) {
       year,
       track,
       disk,
-      genre,
-      duration
-    } = meta
+      genre
+    } = meta.common
 
+    var { duration } = meta.format
     if (!title) {
       var { basename } = data
       var ext = path.extname(basename)
       title = path.basename(basename, ext)
     }
 
-    cb(null, {
+    return Promise.resolve({
       albumartist,
       title,
       artist,
@@ -94,5 +80,14 @@ function parseMetadata (data, cb) {
       disk,
       genre
     })
+  }).catch(err => {
+    // Ignore errors
+    console.log(err.message += ` (file: ${filepath})`)
+    var { basename } = data
+    var ext = path.extname(basename)
+    var title = path.basename(basename, ext)
+    return Promise.resolve({ title, filepath })
+  }).then(meta => {
+    cb(null, meta)
   })
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c5e857..0c8270e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@bret/truthy": "^1.0.1",
+    "bl": "^1.2.1",
     "choo": "^6.0.0",
     "choo-devtools": "^1.5.0",
     "choo-log": "^7.2.1",
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@
     "flush-write-stream": "^1.0.2",
     "folder-walker": "^3.0.0",
     "format-duration": "^1.0.0",
-    "from2": "^2.3.0",
     "fy-shuffle": "^1.0.0",
     "global": "^4.3.2",
     "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
     "lodash.throttle": "^4.1.1",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "mousetrap": "^1.6.1",
-    "music-metadata": "^0.6.1",
-    "musicmetadata": "^2.0.4",
+    "music-metadata": "^0.8.7",
     "nanobus": "^4.1.0",
     "nanocomponent": "^6.0.0",
     "nanologger": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/renderer/lib/artwork.js b/renderer/lib/artwork.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e7f387..0000000
--- a/renderer/lib/artwork.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-var get = require('lodash.get')
-var nativeImage = require('electron').nativeImage
-var metadata = require('./metadata')
-var crypto = require('crypto')
-
-var artworkCache = {}
-
-function artwork (path, cb) {
-  metadata(path, lookupArtwork)
-
-  function lookupArtwork (err, meta) {
-    if (err) return cb(err)
-    var artBuff = get(meta, 'common.picture[0].data')
-    if (!artBuff) return cb(null, null)
-    var hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').digest('hex')
-    var nativeBuff = nativeImage.createFromBuffer(artBuff)
-    var thumbnail = nativeBuff.getAspectRatio() >= 1 ? nativeBuff.resize({width: 175, quality: 'good'}) : nativeBuff.resize({height: 175, quality: 'good'})
-    artworkCache[hash] = thumbnail.toDataURL()
-    cb(null, hash)
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = artwork
diff --git a/renderer/lib/metadata.js b/renderer/lib/metadata.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a93491..0000000
--- a/renderer/lib/metadata.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-var fs = require('fs')
-var mm = require('music-metadata')
-
-function metadata (path, cb) {
-  var audioStream = fs.createReadStream(path)
-  mm.parseStream(audioStream, {native: true}, function (err, metadata) {
-  // important note, the stream is not closed by default. To prevent leaks, you must close it yourself
-    audioStream.close()
-    if (err) return cb(err)
-
-    return cb(err, metadata)
-  })
-}
-
-module.exports = metadata