The app's responsiveness is unacceptable. Volume changes take 3 to 5 seconds, and switching music is even worse. Patrick Spence should resign.

100% agree! The whole app is a pile of crap now but especially the volume. Workaround ideas appreciated. 

It can now take up to five minute before I play music with the new app .. it won’t recognize my system until I have closed down the app three to four time and reopened it… then there is the delay for volume .. or if music is already playing I can’t quickly change  the volume as it can’t find the system … never had problems like this with the old app 

 Agreed. Very slow.  Also when I use Play Now it often fails with Something Went Wrong error.  Have to use Replace Queue.  Even then still slow.