diff --git a/music_graph/src/MusicGraph.js b/music_graph/src/MusicGraph.js
index 6789338..21fb784 100644
--- a/music_graph/src/MusicGraph.js
+++ b/music_graph/src/MusicGraph.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as d3 from 'd3'
 import icons from './icons'
-import {MusicGraphApi} from './MusicGraphApi'
 import {fitCaptionIntoCircle} from './graphGeometry'
 
 // TODO: export somewhere else
@@ -22,13 +21,13 @@ export function MusicGraph(data) {
     const width = window.innerWidth - 7
     const height = window.innerHeight - 7
     this._data = data
+    this.api = this._data.api
 
     this.nodeById = new Map()
     this.expandedNodes = new Set()
     this.nodes = []
     this.links = []
     this._originSet = false
-    this.api = new MusicGraphApi()
 
     this.simulation = d3.forceSimulation()
         .force('charge', d3.forceManyBody())
@@ -43,7 +42,9 @@ export function MusicGraph(data) {
     }
 
     this.dismiss = () => {
-        this.menu.remove()
+        if (this.menu) {
+            this.menu.remove()
+        }
         const menuNode = this.nodes.find(d => d.menu)
         if (menuNode !== undefined) {
             menuNode.menu = null
diff --git a/music_graph/src/MusicGraphApi.js b/music_graph/src/MusicGraphApi.js
index 7b01170..bd3c726 100644
--- a/music_graph/src/MusicGraphApi.js
+++ b/music_graph/src/MusicGraphApi.js
@@ -52,22 +52,33 @@ const nodeUtils = {
     }
 }
 
-export function MusicGraphApi() {
+export function MusicGraphApi(data) {
     this.url = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname + '/api'
+    this._data = data
+
+    let loadWrapper = (fn) => {
+        return (...args) => {
+            this._data.loading = true
+            return fn(...args).then(x => {
+                this._data.loading = false
+                return x
+            })
+        }
+    }
 
     this.resolveCoverUrl = function (mbid) {
         return this.url + '/cover/' + mbid
     }
 
-    this.getArtistDetails = function (mbid) {
+    this.getArtistDetails = loadWrapper((mbid) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/artist/details/' + mbid)
-    }
+    })
 
     /**
      * Works in both directions
      * @returns {Promise<{newNodes: *, relations: *} | never>}
      */
-    this.getGroupMembers = function (mbid, originId) {
+    this.getGroupMembers = loadWrapper((mbid, originId) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/artist/members/' + mbid)
             .then((r) => {
                 return {
@@ -81,29 +92,9 @@ export function MusicGraphApi() {
                     })
                 }
             })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this.getArtistReleases = function (mbid, originId) {
-        return d3.json(this.url + '/artist/details/' + mbid)
-            .then((r) => {
-                const newNodes = r.releases
-                    .map(nodeUtils.fromRawDict)
-                    .filter(release => release.type === 'Album')
-
-                return {
-                    newNodes: newNodes,
-                    relations: newNodes.map(t => {
-                        return {
-                            source: originId,
-                            target: t.id,
-                            weight: 0.8
-                        }
-                    })
-                }
-            })
-    }
-
-    this.getArtistLabels = function (mbid, originId) {
+    this.getArtistLabels = loadWrapper((mbid, originId) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/artist/details/' + mbid)
             .then((r) => {
                 const newNodes = r.labels
@@ -124,25 +115,25 @@ export function MusicGraphApi() {
                     })
                 }
             })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this._filterTags = function (tags) {
+    this._filterTags = loadWrapper((tags) => {
         if (ONLY_GENRE_TAGS) {
             return tags.filter(tag => genres.has(tag.name))
         } else if (IGNORE_DATES_TAG) {
             return tags.filter(tag => isNaN(tag.name) && isNaN(tag.name.slice(0, -1)))
         }
         return tags
-    }
+    })
 
-    this._addTagLabel = function (objects) {
+    this._addTagLabel = loadWrapper((objects) => {
         return objects.map(tag => {
             tag.labels = ['Tag']
             return tag
         })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this.getArtistTags = function (mbid, originId) {
+    this.getArtistTags = loadWrapper((mbid, originId) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/artist/details/' + mbid)
             .then((r) => {
                 const tags = this._filterTags(r.tags)
@@ -158,9 +149,9 @@ export function MusicGraphApi() {
                     })
                 }
             })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this.getRelatedTags = function (tagId) {
+    this.getRelatedTags = loadWrapper((tagId) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/tag/tag/' + tagId)
             .then((r) => {
                 const tags = this._filterTags(r.tags)
@@ -182,9 +173,9 @@ export function MusicGraphApi() {
                     relations: directedRelations
                 }
             })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this.getRelatedByMbid = function (mbid) {
+    this.getRelatedByMbid = loadWrapper((mbid) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/artist/related/' + mbid)
             .then((r) => {
                 let node = nodeUtils.fromRawDict(r.artists.find(a => a.mbid === mbid))
@@ -207,9 +198,9 @@ export function MusicGraphApi() {
                     relations: directedRelations
                 }
             })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this.getRelatedByTag = function (tagid) {
+    this.getRelatedByTag = loadWrapper((tagid) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/tag/related/' + tagid)
             .then((r) => {
                 return {
@@ -229,9 +220,9 @@ export function MusicGraphApi() {
                     })
                 }
             })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this.getReleaseDetails = function (mbid, originId) {
+    this.getReleaseDetails = loadWrapper((mbid, originId) => {
         return d3.json(this.url + '/release/details/' + mbid)
             .then((r) => {
                 const tags = this._filterTags(r.tags)
@@ -247,12 +238,13 @@ export function MusicGraphApi() {
                     })
                 }
             })
-    }
+    })
 
-    this.autoComplete = function (prefix) {
-        prefix = prefix.replace(/[^\w.\-!?& ]/g, '_').toUpperCase()
-        prefix = prefix.replace(/ /g, '+')
+    this.autoComplete = loadWrapper((prefix) => {
+        prefix = prefix
+            .replace(/[^\w.\-!?& ]/g, '_').toUpperCase()
+            .replace(/ /g, '+')
 
         return d3.json(this.url + '/autocomplete/' + prefix)
-    }
+    })
 }
diff --git a/music_graph/src/components/AlbumCarousel.vue b/music_graph/src/components/AlbumCarousel.vue
index 5aab18a..588eccd 100644
--- a/music_graph/src/components/AlbumCarousel.vue
+++ b/music_graph/src/components/AlbumCarousel.vue
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import {MusicGraphApi} from '../MusicGraphApi'
 
 export default {
     name: 'AlbumCarousel',
-    props: ['releases', 'interval', 'alone'],
+    props: ['releases', 'interval', 'alone', 'api'],
     data() {
         return {
-            api: new MusicGraphApi(),
             current: '',
             index: 0
         }
diff --git a/music_graph/src/components/ArtistInfo.vue b/music_graph/src/components/ArtistInfo.vue
index b00f732..d9465e4 100644
--- a/music_graph/src/components/ArtistInfo.vue
+++ b/music_graph/src/components/ArtistInfo.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
             <AlbumCarousel
                 style="float: right"
                 :releases="artistInfo.releases"
+                :api="api"
                 interval="1250"/>
             <div>
                 <p v-if="artistInfo.comment!==null"
@@ -31,13 +32,12 @@
 
 <script>
 import AlbumCarousel from './AlbumCarousel'
-import {MusicGraphApi} from '../MusicGraphApi'
 import {genres} from '../genres'
 
 export default {
     name: 'ArtistInfo',
     components: {AlbumCarousel},
-    props: ['artist'],
+    props: ['artist', 'api'],
     watch: {
         artist: function (a) {
             if (a !== undefined) {
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ export default {
         return {
             artistInfo: {
                 releases: []
-            },
-            api: new MusicGraphApi()
+            }
         }
     },
     methods: {
diff --git a/music_graph/src/components/HelloWorld.vue b/music_graph/src/components/HelloWorld.vue
index 671ee2d..5fb0003 100644
--- a/music_graph/src/components/HelloWorld.vue
+++ b/music_graph/src/components/HelloWorld.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 <template>
     <div>
         <div id="mm"></div>
-        <InputBar v-on:addArtist="onAddArtist($event)" v-on:addTag="onAddTag($event)"></InputBar>
+        <InputBar
+            v-on:addArtist="onAddArtist($event)"
+            v-on:addTag="onAddTag($event)"
+            :api="api"
+        ></InputBar>
         <ArtistInfo
             v-bind:artist="hoverArtist"
             v-on:addTag="onAddTag($event)"
+            :api="api"
         />
         <canvas id="textMeasurementCanvas"></canvas>
         <Watermark text="music-graph v1.0"/>
+        <LoadingIndicator :loading="loading"/>
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -16,14 +22,18 @@ import ArtistInfo from './ArtistInfo'
 import Watermark from './Watermark'
 import {MusicGraph} from '../MusicGraph'
 import InputBar from './InputBar'
+import LoadingIndicator from './LoadingIndicator'
+import {MusicGraphApi} from '../MusicGraphApi'
 
 let data = {
     hoverArtist: undefined,
-    mm: undefined
+    mm: undefined,
+    api: undefined,
+    loading: undefined
 }
 
 export default {
-    components: {InputBar, ArtistInfo, Watermark},
+    components: {LoadingIndicator, InputBar, ArtistInfo, Watermark},
     data() {
         return data
     },
@@ -36,6 +46,7 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     mounted() {
+        this.api = new MusicGraphApi(data)
         this.mm = new MusicGraph(data)
 
         this.$notify({
diff --git a/music_graph/src/components/InputBar.vue b/music_graph/src/components/InputBar.vue
index 3e394ce..3bf0731 100644
--- a/music_graph/src/components/InputBar.vue
+++ b/music_graph/src/components/InputBar.vue
@@ -20,16 +20,15 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import {MusicGraphApi} from '../MusicGraphApi'
 
 export default {
     name: 'InputBar',
     data: () => {
         return {
-            query: '',
-            api: new MusicGraphApi()
+            query: ''
         }
     },
+    props: ['api'],
     methods: {
         onSubmit: function (line) {
             if (line.type === 'artist') {
diff --git a/music_graph/src/components/LoadingIndicator.vue b/music_graph/src/components/LoadingIndicator.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdea6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/music_graph/src/components/LoadingIndicator.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<template>
+    <el-icon class="el-icon-loading" :class="{hidden: !loading}" id="loading"></el-icon>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+
+export default {
+    name: 'LoadingIndicator',
+    props: ['loading']
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+    .hidden {
+        display: none;
+    }
+
+    #loading {
+        position: fixed;
+        top: calc(100% - 90px);
+        left: 75px;
+        pointer-events: none;
+        color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.67);
+        font-size: 50px;
+    }
+</style>