diff --git a/src/core/library/LibraryFactory.cpp b/src/core/library/LibraryFactory.cpp
index 372399fc3..980650561 100644
--- a/src/core/library/LibraryFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/library/LibraryFactory.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 //
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 #include "pch.hpp"
 #include <core/library/LibraryFactory.h>
 #include <core/library/LocalLibrary.h>
diff --git a/src/musikbox/CategoryListQuery.cpp b/src/musikbox/CategoryListQuery.cpp
index 351351159..beb17a729 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/CategoryListQuery.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/CategoryListQuery.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ bool CategoryListQuery::OnRun(Connection& db) {
     }
 
     std::string query =
-        "SELECT DISTINCT artists.name "
-        "FROM artists, tracks "
-        "WHERE artists.id = tracks.visual_artist_id;";
+        "SELECT DISTINCT albums.name "
+        "FROM albums, tracks "
+        "WHERE albums.id = tracks.album_id "
+        "ORDER BY albums.sort_order;";
 
     Statement stmt(query.c_str(), db);
     
@@ -36,5 +37,5 @@ bool CategoryListQuery::OnRun(Connection& db) {
         result->push_back(stmt.ColumnText(0));
     }
 
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.cpp b/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.cpp
index 25568a93d..b1460d1a1 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.cpp
@@ -1,20 +1,56 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "stdafx.h"
+#include "Colors.h"
 #include "CategoryListView.h"
+#include "SingleLineEntry.h"
+#include "MultiLineEntry.h"
+#include "CategoryListQuery.h"
 
-CategoryListView::CategoryListView() {
+using musik::core::LibraryPtr;
+using musik::core::IQuery;
 
+CategoryListView::CategoryListView(LibraryPtr library) 
+: ScrollableWindow() {
+    this->library = library;
+    this->adapter = new Adapter(*this);
+    this->activeQuery = QueryPtr(new CategoryListQuery());
+    this->library->Enqueue(activeQuery);
 }
 
 CategoryListView::~CategoryListView() {
+    delete adapter;
+}
 
+void CategoryListView::OnIdle() {
+    if (activeQuery && activeQuery->GetStatus() == IQuery::Finished) {
+        /* need to make better use of smart pointers here... there should
+        be a way to "cast" smart_ptr<Query> to smart_ptr<FooQuery>. */
+        CategoryListQuery *clq = (CategoryListQuery *) activeQuery.get();
+        this->metadata = clq->GetResult();
+        activeQuery.reset();
+        this->OnAdapterChanged();
+    }
 }
 
 IScrollAdapter& CategoryListView::GetScrollAdapter() {
-    return adapter;
+    return *adapter;
 }
 
-void CategoryListView::OnQueryCompleted(QueryPtr query) {
-
+CategoryListView::Adapter::Adapter(CategoryListView &parent) 
+: parent(parent) {
 }
+
+size_t CategoryListView::Adapter::GetEntryCount() {
+    return parent.metadata ? parent.metadata->size() : 0;
+}
+
+IScrollAdapter::EntryPtr CategoryListView::Adapter::GetEntry(size_t index) {
+    this->spos = this->parent.GetScrollPosition();
+    int64 attrs = index == this->spos.logicalIndex ? COLOR_PAIR(BOX_COLOR_BLACK_ON_GREEN) : -1;
+    
+    IScrollAdapter::EntryPtr entry(new SingleLineEntry(parent.metadata->at(index)));
+    entry->SetAttrs(attrs);
+
+    return entry;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.h b/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.h
index 0f7a6573f..deab3317c 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.h
+++ b/src/musikbox/CategoryListView.h
@@ -1,21 +1,42 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <sigslot/sigslot.h>
+
 #include "ScrollableWindow.h"
-#include "SimpleScrollAdapter.h"
+#include "ScrollAdapterBase.h"
+
 #include <core/library/IQuery.h>
+#include <core/library/ILibrary.h>
 
 using musik::core::QueryPtr;
+using musik::core::LibraryPtr;
 
-class CategoryListView : public ScrollableWindow {
+class CategoryListView : public ScrollableWindow, public sigslot::has_slots<> {
     public:
-        CategoryListView();
+        CategoryListView(LibraryPtr library);
         ~CategoryListView(); /* non-virtual for now*/
 
+        void OnIdle();
+
     protected:
         virtual IScrollAdapter& GetScrollAdapter();
 
-    private:
-        void OnQueryCompleted(QueryPtr query);
+        class Adapter : public ScrollAdapterBase {
+            public:
+                Adapter(CategoryListView &parent);
 
-        SimpleScrollAdapter adapter;
+                virtual size_t GetEntryCount();
+                virtual EntryPtr GetEntry(size_t index);
+
+            private:
+                CategoryListView &parent;
+                IScrollAdapter::ScrollPosition spos;
+        };
+
+    private:
+        LibraryPtr library;
+        QueryPtr activeQuery;
+        Adapter *adapter;
+
+        boost::shared_ptr<std::vector<std::string>> metadata;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.cpp b/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.cpp
index 1235b0b03..aa844ef33 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.cpp
@@ -32,17 +32,15 @@ bool tostr(T& t, const std::string& s) {
     return !(iss >> t).fail();
 }
 
-CommandWindow::CommandWindow(Transport& transport, OutputWindow& output) 
+CommandWindow::CommandWindow(Transport& transport, LibraryPtr library, OutputWindow& output) 
 : Window() {
     this->transport = &transport;
+    this->library = library;
     this->buffer = new char[BUFFER_SIZE];
     this->bufferPosition = 0;
     this->output = &output;
     this->paused = false;
-    this->library = LibraryFactory::Libraries().at(0);
     this->output->WriteLine("type 'h' or 'help'\n", BOX_COLOR_BLACK_ON_GREY);
-
-    this->library->QueryCompleted.connect(this, &CommandWindow::OnQueryCompleted);
 }
 
 CommandWindow::~CommandWindow() {
@@ -111,11 +109,6 @@ void CommandWindow::SetVolume(float volume) {
     transport->SetVolume(volume);
 }
 
-void CommandWindow::OnQueryCompleted(QueryPtr query) {
-    CategoryListQuery *result = (CategoryListQuery *) query.get();
-    CategoryListQuery::Result data = result->GetResult();
-}
-
 void CommandWindow::Help() {
     int64 s = -1;
     this->output->WriteLine("help:\n", s);
@@ -144,9 +137,6 @@ bool CommandWindow::ProcessCommand(const std::string& cmd) {
     if (name == "plugins") {
         this->ListPlugins();
     }
-    if (name == "artists") {
-        this->artistQueryId = this->library->Enqueue(QueryPtr(new CategoryListQuery()));
-    }
     else if (name == "play" || name == "pl" || name == "p") {
         return this->PlayFile(args);
     }
diff --git a/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.h b/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.h
index c33fbd4ef..e825e14dd 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.h
+++ b/src/musikbox/CommandWindow.h
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ using namespace musik::core::audio;
 
 class CommandWindow : public Window, public IInput, public sigslot::has_slots<> {
     public:
-        CommandWindow(Transport& transport, OutputWindow& output);
+        CommandWindow(
+            Transport& transport, 
+            LibraryPtr library,
+            OutputWindow& output);
+
         ~CommandWindow();
 
         virtual void WriteChar(int ch);
@@ -31,13 +35,10 @@ class CommandWindow : public Window, public IInput, public sigslot::has_slots<>
         void SetVolume(float volume);
         void Help();
 
-        void OnQueryCompleted(QueryPtr query);
-
         char* buffer;
         int bufferPosition;
         OutputWindow* output;
         Transport* transport;
         LibraryPtr library;
         bool paused;
-        int artistQueryId;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/IScrollAdapter.h b/src/musikbox/IScrollAdapter.h
index 0aa4d954b..10aa3ec65 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/IScrollAdapter.h
+++ b/src/musikbox/IScrollAdapter.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class IScrollAdapter {
                 firstVisibleEntryIndex = 0;
                 visibleEntryCount = 0;
                 lineCount = 0;
+                logicalIndex = 0;
                 totalEntries = 0;
             }
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class IScrollAdapter {
             size_t visibleEntryCount;
             size_t lineCount;
             size_t totalEntries;
+            size_t logicalIndex;
         };
 
         class IEntry {
diff --git a/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.cpp b/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.cpp
index 0797375be..7e0fba7b7 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
+#include "Screen.h"
 #include "LibraryLayout.h"
 
-LibraryLayout::LibraryLayout() {
-
+LibraryLayout::LibraryLayout(LibraryPtr library) {
+    this->albumList.reset(new CategoryListView(library));
+    this->trackList.reset(new TrackListView());
+    this->Layout();
 }
 
 LibraryLayout::~LibraryLayout() {
@@ -10,21 +13,27 @@ LibraryLayout::~LibraryLayout() {
 }
 
 IWindow* LibraryLayout::FocusNext() {
-    return NULL;
+    return this->GetFocus();
 }
 
 IWindow* LibraryLayout::FocusPrev() {
-    return NULL;
+    return this->GetFocus();
 }
 
 IWindow* LibraryLayout::GetFocus() {
-    return NULL;
+    return this->albumList.get();
 }
 
 void LibraryLayout::Layout() {
+    this->albumList->SetPosition(0, 0);
+    this->albumList->SetSize(20, Screen::GetHeight());
+    this->albumList->Create();
 
+    this->trackList->SetPosition(20, 0);
+    this->trackList->SetSize(Screen::GetWidth() - 20, Screen::GetHeight());
+    this->trackList->Create();
 }
 
 void LibraryLayout::OnIdle() {
-
+    this->albumList->OnIdle();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.h b/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.h
index eb1d750d9..947c14066 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.h
+++ b/src/musikbox/LibraryLayout.h
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 #include "ILayout.h"
 #include "CategoryListView.h"
+#include "TrackListView.h"
+
+#include <core/library/ILibrary.h>
+
+using musik::core::LibraryPtr;
 
 class LibraryLayout : public ILayout {
     public:
-        LibraryLayout();
+        LibraryLayout(LibraryPtr library);
         ~LibraryLayout(); /* not virtual */
 
         virtual IWindow* FocusNext();
@@ -15,5 +20,6 @@ class LibraryLayout : public ILayout {
         virtual void OnIdle();
 
     private:
-        CategoryListView albumList;
+        boost::shared_ptr<CategoryListView> albumList;
+        boost::shared_ptr<TrackListView> trackList;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/Main.cpp b/src/musikbox/Main.cpp
index 940fb47c2..56ba5dff3 100644
--- a/src/musikbox/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/Main.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/detail/utf8_codecvt_facet.hpp>
 
+#include <core/library/LibraryFactory.h>
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 #undef MOUSE_MOVED
 
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     start_color();
     use_default_colors();
     refresh();
+    curs_set(0);
 
 #ifdef __PDCURSES__
     PDC_set_title("musikbox ♫");
@@ -94,8 +97,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         Transport tp;
         tp.SetVolume(0.01);
 
-        MainLayout mainLayout(tp);
-        LibraryLayout library;
+        using musik::core::LibraryFactory;
+        LibraryPtr library = LibraryFactory::Libraries().at(0);
+
+        MainLayout mainLayout(tp, library);
+        //LibraryLayout libraryLayout(library);
 
         int ch;
         timeout(IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS);
diff --git a/src/musikbox/MainLayout.cpp b/src/musikbox/MainLayout.cpp
index d36503f1b..9a777e2e5 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/MainLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/MainLayout.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "MainLayout.h"
 #include "Screen.h"
 
+/* most top-level layouts are going to want this functionality. it
+should probably live someplace shared. */
 static inline IWindow* adjustFocus(IWindow* oldFocus, IWindow* newFocus) {
     if (oldFocus) {
         oldFocus->SetFrameColor(BOX_COLOR_WHITE_ON_BLACK);
@@ -16,11 +18,11 @@ static inline IWindow* adjustFocus(IWindow* oldFocus, IWindow* newFocus) {
     return newFocus;
 }
 
-MainLayout::MainLayout(Transport& transport) {
+MainLayout::MainLayout(Transport& transport, LibraryPtr library) {
     this->logs.reset(new LogWindow());
     this->output.reset(new OutputWindow());
     this->resources.reset(new ResourcesWindow());
-    this->commands.reset(new CommandWindow(transport, *this->output));
+    this->commands.reset(new CommandWindow(transport, library, *this->output));
     this->transport.reset(new TransportWindow(transport));
 
     this->focusOrder.push_back(commands.get());
diff --git a/src/musikbox/MainLayout.h b/src/musikbox/MainLayout.h
index 1c81740fa..5c5558851 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/MainLayout.h
+++ b/src/musikbox/MainLayout.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using musik::core::audio::Transport;
 
 class MainLayout : public ILayout {
     public:
-        MainLayout(Transport& transport);
+        MainLayout(Transport& transport, LibraryPtr library);
         ~MainLayout();
 
         virtual IWindow* FocusNext();
diff --git a/src/musikbox/ScrollAdapterBase.cpp b/src/musikbox/ScrollAdapterBase.cpp
index 068fe6afd..4179e1a54 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/ScrollAdapterBase.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/ScrollAdapterBase.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ void ScrollAdapterBase::DrawPage(WINDOW* window, size_t index, ScrollPosition *r
         result->firstVisibleEntryIndex = 0;
         result->lineCount = 0;
         result->totalEntries = 0;
+        result->logicalIndex = 0;
     }
 
     wclear(window);
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ void ScrollAdapterBase::DrawPage(WINDOW* window, size_t index, ScrollPosition *r
         index = GetEntryCount() - 1;
     }
 
+    /* unfortunately this needs to go here so the GetEntry() method knows
+    what the the implied focus is */
+    result->logicalIndex = index;
+
     std::deque<EntryPtr> visible;
     size_t topIndex; /* calculated by GetVisibleItems */
     GetVisibleItems(index, visible, topIndex);
@@ -121,5 +126,6 @@ void ScrollAdapterBase::DrawPage(WINDOW* window, size_t index, ScrollPosition *r
         result->firstVisibleEntryIndex = topIndex;
         result->lineCount = drawnLines;
         result->totalEntries = GetEntryCount();
+        result->logicalIndex = index;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.cpp b/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.cpp
index efe9fec4e..eea2da13c 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ void ScrollableWindow::SetSize(int width, int height) {
     GetScrollAdapter().SetDisplaySize(GetContentWidth(), GetContentHeight());
 }
 
+IScrollAdapter::ScrollPosition ScrollableWindow::GetScrollPosition() {
+    return this->scrollPosition;
+}
+
 void ScrollableWindow::OnAdapterChanged() {
     IScrollAdapter *adapter = &GetScrollAdapter();
     if (IsLastItemVisible()) {
diff --git a/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.h b/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.h
index b18997e6f..3fe029d41 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.h
+++ b/src/musikbox/ScrollableWindow.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ class ScrollableWindow : public IScrollable, public Window {
 
     protected:
         virtual IScrollAdapter& GetScrollAdapter() = 0;
+
+        IScrollAdapter::ScrollPosition GetScrollPosition();
+
         void OnAdapterChanged();
 
     private:
diff --git a/src/musikbox/SingleLineEntry.cpp b/src/musikbox/SingleLineEntry.cpp
index fd9a979f1..34fc8abef 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/SingleLineEntry.cpp
+++ b/src/musikbox/SingleLineEntry.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 SingleLineEntry::SingleLineEntry(const std::string& value) {
     this->value = value;
+    this->attrs = -1;
 }
 
 size_t SingleLineEntry::GetIndex() {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ size_t SingleLineEntry::GetLineCount() {
 std::string SingleLineEntry::GetLine(size_t line) {
     return u8substr(this->value, 0, this->width > 0 ? this->width : 0);
 }
+
 std::string SingleLineEntry::GetValue() {
     return this->value;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/TrackListView.cpp b/src/musikbox/TrackListView.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fc0782b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/musikbox/TrackListView.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "TrackListView.h"
+
+TrackListView::TrackListView() 
+: Window() {
+
+}
+
+TrackListView::~TrackListView() {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/musikbox/TrackListView.h b/src/musikbox/TrackListView.h
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..512ef7f72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/musikbox/TrackListView.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "curses_config.h"
+#include "Window.h"
+
+class TrackListView : public Window {
+    public:
+        TrackListView();
+        ~TrackListView();
+
+    private:
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj b/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj
index ccb9e8a81..24889923b 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj
+++ b/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="MultiLineEntry.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ScrollableWindow.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SingleLineEntry.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="TrackListView.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Window.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Colors.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="CommandWindow.cpp" />
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="MultiLineEntry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ScrollableWindow.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SingleLineEntry.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="TrackListView.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Window.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Colors.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="CommandWindow.h" />
diff --git a/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj.filters b/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj.filters
index 2a5114842..758402690 100755
--- a/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/musikbox/musikbox.vcxproj.filters
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="ScrollableWindow.cpp">
       <Filter>curses</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="TrackListView.cpp">
+      <Filter>view</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="stdafx.h" />
@@ -132,6 +135,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="ScrollableWindow.h">
       <Filter>curses</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="TrackListView.h">
+      <Filter>view</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Filter Include="curses">