Something I've been trying recently is the Spotify progressive web app. Pros: Snappier to use, faster to open, never see the "Updating spotify" interstitial.

Something I've been trying recently is the Spotify progressive web app. Pros: Snappier to use, faster to open, never see the "Updating spotify" interstitial. Cons: Spotify quits when I cmd-q Chrome, completely different UI layout to the thick client, doesn't understand the OS-level media control keys.