diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
index 81b05eb..e5b8d85 100644
--- a/App.tsx
+++ b/App.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { RecoilRoot } from 'recoil';
-import Layout from './src/components/NowPlayingLayout';
+import ArtistsList from './src/components/ArtistsList';
 
-const App = () => {
-  return (
-    <RecoilRoot>
-      <Layout />
-    </RecoilRoot>
-  );
-}
+const App = () => (
+  <RecoilRoot>
+    <ArtistsList />
+  </RecoilRoot>
+);
 
 export default App;
-
-import { SubsonicApiClient } from './src/subsonic/client';
-import md5 from 'md5';
-
-const password = 'test';
-const salt = 'salty';
-const token = md5(password + salt);
-
-const client = new SubsonicApiClient('http://navidrome.home', 'austin', token, salt);
-
-client.getIndexes();
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ed070ba..e68e36b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         "md5": "^2.3.0",
         "react": "17.0.1",
         "react-native": "0.64.1",
+        "react-native-sqlite-storage": "^5.0.0",
         "recoil": "^0.3.1",
         "xmldom": "^0.5.0"
       },
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
         "@types/jest": "^26.0.23",
         "@types/md5": "^2.3.0",
         "@types/react-native": "^0.64.5",
+        "@types/react-native-sqlite-storage": "^5.0.0",
         "@types/react-test-renderer": "^16.9.2",
         "@types/xmldom": "^0.1.30",
         "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
@@ -3127,6 +3129,12 @@
         "@types/react": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/react-native-sqlite-storage": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react-native-sqlite-storage/-/react-native-sqlite-storage-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kn5J+oLU//Jk9YshL9bcrm1Pxy4fp/7Pk8+yGZIeu/aEG8SmG75nxDzpfTopEluThDtjPDxFUWVDD0Ij/eCNJg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/react-test-renderer": {
       "version": "16.9.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react-test-renderer/-/react-test-renderer-16.9.5.tgz",
@@ -10640,6 +10648,14 @@
         "nullthrows": "^1.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-native-sqlite-storage": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-sqlite-storage/-/react-native-sqlite-storage-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-c1Joq3/tO1nmIcP8SkRZNolPSbfvY8uZg5lXse0TmjIPC0qHVbk96IMvWGyly1TmYCIpxpuDRc0/xCffDbYIvg==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react-native": ">=0.14.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-native/node_modules/ws": {
       "version": "6.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-6.2.2.tgz",
@@ -15673,6 +15689,12 @@
         "@types/react": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/react-native-sqlite-storage": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react-native-sqlite-storage/-/react-native-sqlite-storage-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kn5J+oLU//Jk9YshL9bcrm1Pxy4fp/7Pk8+yGZIeu/aEG8SmG75nxDzpfTopEluThDtjPDxFUWVDD0Ij/eCNJg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/react-test-renderer": {
       "version": "16.9.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react-test-renderer/-/react-test-renderer-16.9.5.tgz",
@@ -21418,6 +21440,12 @@
         "nullthrows": "^1.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "react-native-sqlite-storage": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-sqlite-storage/-/react-native-sqlite-storage-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-c1Joq3/tO1nmIcP8SkRZNolPSbfvY8uZg5lXse0TmjIPC0qHVbk96IMvWGyly1TmYCIpxpuDRc0/xCffDbYIvg==",
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "react-refresh": {
       "version": "0.4.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-refresh/-/react-refresh-0.4.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e05b6f..a0ea4b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "md5": "^2.3.0",
     "react": "17.0.1",
     "react-native": "0.64.1",
+    "react-native-sqlite-storage": "^5.0.0",
     "recoil": "^0.3.1",
     "xmldom": "^0.5.0"
   },
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.23",
     "@types/md5": "^2.3.0",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.64.5",
+    "@types/react-native-sqlite-storage": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "^16.9.2",
     "@types/xmldom": "^0.1.30",
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
diff --git a/src/components/ArtistsList.tsx b/src/components/ArtistsList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..577eb69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ArtistsList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button, FlatList, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { useRecoilValue, useResetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
+import { artistsState, ArtistState, useUpdateArtists } from '../state/artists';
+
+const ArtistItem: React.FC<{ item: ArtistState } > = ({ item }) => (
+  <View>
+    <Text>{item.id}</Text>
+    <Text style={{
+      fontSize: 60,
+      paddingBottom: 400,
+    }}>{item.name}</Text>
+  </View>
+);
+
+const List = () => {
+  const artists = useRecoilValue(artistsState);
+
+  const renderItem: React.FC<{ item: ArtistState }> = ({ item }) => (
+    <ArtistItem item={item} />
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <FlatList
+      data={artists}
+      renderItem={renderItem}
+      keyExtractor={item => item.id}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+const ArtistsList = () => {
+  const resetArtists = useResetRecoilState(artistsState);
+  const updateArtists = useUpdateArtists();
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+        <Button 
+          title='Reset to default'
+          onPress={resetArtists}
+        />
+        <Button 
+          title='Update from API'
+          onPress={updateArtists}
+        />
+    <React.Suspense fallback={<Text>Loading...</Text>}>
+      <List />
+    </React.Suspense>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+export default ArtistsList;
diff --git a/src/db/client.ts b/src/db/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b62493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import SQLite, { DatabaseParams, ResultSet, SQLiteDatabase } from 'react-native-sqlite-storage';
+
+SQLite.enablePromise(true);
+
+abstract class DbStorage {
+  private dbParams: DatabaseParams;
+  
+  constructor(dbParams: DatabaseParams) {
+    this.dbParams = dbParams;
+  }
+
+  abstract createDb(): Promise<void>
+
+  private async openDb(): Promise<SQLiteDatabase> {
+    return await SQLite.openDatabase({ ...this.dbParams });
+  }
+
+  async deleteDb(): Promise<void> {
+    await SQLite.deleteDatabase({ ...this.dbParams });
+  }
+
+  async executeSql(sql: string, params?: any[]): Promise<[ResultSet]> {
+    const db = await this.openDb();
+    try {
+      // https://github.com/andpor/react-native-sqlite-storage/issues/410
+      // if (params) {
+      //   for (const p of params) {
+      //     if (Array.isArray(p)) {
+      //       throw new Error('param value cannot be an array');
+      //     }
+      //   }
+      // }
+      return await db.executeSql(sql, params);
+    } catch (err) {
+      try { await db.close(); } catch {}
+      throw err;
+    } finally {
+      try { await db.close(); } catch {}
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export class MusicDb extends DbStorage {
+  constructor() {
+    super({ name: 'music.db', location: 'default' });
+  }
+
+  async createDb(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.executeSql(`
+    CREATE TABLE artists (
+      id PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+      name NOT NULL,
+      starred
+    );
+    `);
+  }
+}
+
+class SettingsDb extends DbStorage {
+  constructor() {
+    super({ name: 'settings.db', location: 'Library' });
+  }
+
+  async createDb(): Promise<void> {
+    return;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/state/artists.ts b/src/state/artists.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fdaf5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/artists.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import md5 from 'md5';
+import { atom, selector, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
+import { SubsonicApiClient } from '../subsonic/client';
+import { MusicDb } from '../db/client';
+
+const db = new MusicDb();
+
+const password = 'test';
+const salt = 'salty';
+const token = md5(password + salt);
+
+const client = new SubsonicApiClient('http://navidrome.home', 'austin', token, salt);
+
+export interface ArtistState {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export const artistsState = atom<ArtistState[]>({
+  key: 'artistsState',
+  default: selector({
+    key: 'artistsState/default',
+    get: async () => {
+      await prepopulate();
+
+      const results = await db.executeSql(`
+      SELECT * FROM artists;
+      `);
+
+      return results[0].rows.raw().map(i => ({
+        id: i.id,
+        name: i.name,
+      }));
+    },
+  }),
+});
+
+export const useUpdateArtists = () => {
+  const setArtists = useSetRecoilState(artistsState);
+  return async () => {
+    const response = await client.getArtists();
+
+    setArtists(response.data.artists.map(i => ({
+      id: i.id,
+      name: i.name,
+    })));
+  };
+};
+
+async function prepopulate() {
+  try { await db.deleteDb() } catch {}
+  await db.createDb();
+  await db.executeSql(`
+    INSERT INTO artists (id, name, starred)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?);
+    `,
+    [1, 'good guy', true]
+  );
+  await db.executeSql(`
+    INSERT INTO artists (id, name, starred)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?);
+    `,
+    [2, 'bad guy', false]
+  );
+}
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