Hi @Burgestrand!

album_wont_load.rb

require 'spotify'

track_link = 'https://play.spotify.com/track/7c0NJuLBfMRPpVuna4Offb'
album_link = 'https://play.spotify.com/album/7impFt5ybQPaautK43RyJa'

module SpotifyTest
  module_function

  def session
    application_key = File.binread(File.join File.dirname(__FILE__), 'spotify_appkey.key')
    error, session = Spotify.session_create(api_version: Spotify::API_VERSION.to_i,
                                             application_key: application_key,
                                             cache_location: '.spotify/',
                                             settings_location: '.spotify/',
                                             user_agent: 'hi mum!',
                                             callbacks: Spotify::SessionCallbacks.new)
    raise error if error.is_a? Spotify::APIError
    username = Spotify.session_remembered_user session

    if username
      puts "Using username #{username.inspect}"
      Spotify.try :session_relogin, session
    else
      username = prompt('Enter Spotify username or Facebook e-mail')
      password = $stdin.noecho { prompt('Spotify password or Facebook password') }

      Spotify.try(:session_login, session, username, password, true, nil)
    end

    poll(session, '?') { Spotify.session_connectionstate(session) == :logged_in }

    session
  end

  def poll(session, tick_string = '.')
    until yield
      print tick_string
      Spotify.session_process_events session
      sleep 0.7
    end
  end

  def string_to_link(string)
    link = Spotify.link_create_from_string string
    return link unless link.nil?

    *_useless, type, id = string.to_s.split '/'
    Spotify.link_create_from_string "spotify:#{type}:#{id}"
  end
end

puts '[open session]'
session = SpotifyTest.session

# get track and read a property
track = Spotify.link_as_track(SpotifyTest.string_to_link track_link)
puts "[reading a track]"
SpotifyTest.poll(session, '+') { Spotify.track_is_loaded track }
track_name = Spotify.track_name track
puts "=> [finished reading #{track_name.inspect}]"

# get album and read a property
album = Spotify.link_as_album(SpotifyTest.string_to_link album_link)
puts "[reading an album]"
SpotifyTest.poll(session, '…') { Spotify.album_is_loaded album }
album_name = Spotify.album_name album
puts "=> [finished reading #{album_name.inspect}]"