diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/AnimatedArtworkColors.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/AnimatedArtworkColors.kt
index 8509852a..6831bc5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/AnimatedArtworkColors.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/AnimatedArtworkColors.kt
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
-import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.lerp
 
 const val ARTWORK_THEME_TRANSITION_MS = 600
 
-fun baseArtworkColors(): ArtworkColors =
+private val baseArtworkColors =
     ArtworkColors(
         scheme = SubtracksColorScheme,
         gradientHigh = SubtracksColorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh,
@@ -29,15 +28,14 @@ fun rememberAnimatedArtworkColors(
     target: ArtworkColors?,
     durationMillis: Int = ARTWORK_THEME_TRANSITION_MS,
 ): ArtworkColors {
-    val base = remember { baseArtworkColors() }
-    var from by remember { mutableStateOf(target ?: base) }
-    var to by remember { mutableStateOf(target ?: base) }
+    var from by remember { mutableStateOf(target ?: baseArtworkColors) }
+    var to by remember { mutableStateOf(target ?: baseArtworkColors) }
     val progress = remember { Animatable(1f) }
 
-    LaunchedEffect(target) {
-        val next = target ?: base
+    LaunchedEffect(target, durationMillis) {
+        val next = target ?: baseArtworkColors
         if (next !== to) {
-            from = to
+            from = lerpArtworkColors(from, to, progress.value)
             to = next
             progress.snapTo(0f)
             progress.animateTo(1f, tween(durationMillis = durationMillis))
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkSeedCache.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkSeedCache.kt
index 34ead2ee..e478a85d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkSeedCache.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkSeedCache.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.subtracks.ui.theme
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+import androidx.collection.LruCache
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
@@ -21,27 +23,43 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import kotlin.math.abs
 
 private const val SEED_ART_SIZE_PX = 128
 private const val PREFETCH_SETTLE_MS = 250L
+private const val MAX_CACHED_SEEDS = 256
 
 object ArtworkSeedCache {
     private val scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
     private val jobs = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Deferred<Pair<Int, Int?>?>>()
+    private val cache = LruCache<String, Pair<Int, Int?>>(MAX_CACHED_SEEDS)
 
-    fun load(
+    suspend fun seeds(
         context: Context,
         ref: CoverArtRef,
-    ): Deferred<Pair<Int, Int?>?> =
-        jobs.getOrPut(ref.cacheKey) {
-            scope.async {
-                val seeds = extract(context, ref)
-                if (seeds == null) jobs.remove(ref.cacheKey)
-                seeds
-            }
-        }
+    ): Pair<Int, Int?>? {
+        cache.get(ref.cacheKey)?.let { return it }
+        val job = jobs.computeIfAbsent(ref.cacheKey) { scope.async { extract(context, ref) } }
+        val seeds = job.await()
+        jobs.remove(ref.cacheKey, job)
+        if (seeds != null) cache.put(ref.cacheKey, seeds)
+        return seeds
+    }
+
+    fun prefetch(
+        context: Context,
+        ref: CoverArtRef,
+    ) {
+        scope.launch { seeds(context, ref) }
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    fun clear() {
+        jobs.clear()
+        cache.evictAll()
+    }
 
     private suspend fun extract(
         context: Context,
@@ -108,6 +126,6 @@ fun PrefetchArtworkSeeds(ref: CoverArtRef?) {
     LaunchedEffect(ref?.cacheKey) {
         if (ref == null) return@LaunchedEffect
         delay(PREFETCH_SETTLE_MS)
-        ArtworkSeedCache.load(context, ref)
+        ArtworkSeedCache.prefetch(context, ref)
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt
index c1ac1a37..e2d52ebd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ private fun Color.withMinLuminance(min: Float): Color {
 }
 
 fun ArtworkColors.gradientColorAt(fraction: Float): Color {
-    if (fraction.isNaN()) return gradientHigh
+    if (!fraction.isFinite()) return gradientHigh
     val f = fraction.mod(1f)
     return if (f < 0.5f) {
         lerp(gradientHigh, gradientLow, f * 2f)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ fun rememberArtworkColors(
 private fun rememberArtworkSeed(ref: CoverArtRef?): State<Pair<Int, Int?>?> {
     val context = LocalPlatformContext.current
     return produceState<Pair<Int, Int?>?>(initialValue = null, ref?.cacheKey) {
-        value = ref?.let { ArtworkSeedCache.load(context, it).await() }
+        value = ref?.let { ArtworkSeedCache.seeds(context, it) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkExtractionTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkExtractionTest.kt
index 78f4a527..18786ab8 100644
--- a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkExtractionTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkExtractionTest.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ArtworkExtractionTest {
 
     @Before
     fun installImageLoader() {
+        ArtworkSeedCache.clear()
         SingletonImageLoader.reset()
         SingletonImageLoader.setUnsafe(
             ImageLoader
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class ArtworkExtractionTest {
 
     @After
     fun resetImageLoader() {
+        ArtworkSeedCache.clear()
         SingletonImageLoader.reset()
     }
 
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