diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/CmsAlbumBrowser.razor b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/CmsAlbumBrowser.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2438673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/CmsAlbumBrowser.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+@using System.Net
+@using DeepDrftManager.Services
+@using DeepDrftModels.DTOs
+@inject ICmsTrackService CmsTrackService
+@inject IHttpClientFactory HttpClientFactory
+@inject IDialogService DialogService
+@inject ISnackbar Snackbar
+@inject ILogger<CmsAlbumBrowser> Logger
+
+@if (IsLoading)
+{
+    <MudProgressCircular Indeterminate="true" Class="mt-4" />
+}
+else if (_rows.Count == 0)
+{
+    <MudText Typo="Typo.body1" Class="mt-4">No releases found.</MudText>
+}
+else
+{
+    <MudTable T="AlbumRow"
+              Items="_rows"
+              Hover="true"
+              Striped="true"
+              Dense="true"
+              Bordered="false"
+              FixedHeader="true">
+        <HeaderContent>
+            <MudTh Style="width: 1%;"></MudTh>
+            <MudTh Style="width: 1%;">Art</MudTh>
+            <MudTh>Album</MudTh>
+            <MudTh>Artist</MudTh>
+            <MudTh>Genre</MudTh>
+            <MudTh>Release Date</MudTh>
+            <MudTh>Type</MudTh>
+            <MudTh Style="width: 1%; white-space: nowrap;">Tracks</MudTh>
+            <MudTh Style="width: 1%; white-space: nowrap;">Actions</MudTh>
+        </HeaderContent>
+        <RowTemplate>
+            <MudTd>
+                <MudIconButton Icon="@(context.IsExpanded ? Icons.Material.Filled.ExpandLess : Icons.Material.Filled.ExpandMore)"
+                               Size="Size.Small"
+                               OnClick="@(() => ToggleExpand(context))" />
+            </MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Art">
+                @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Release.ImagePath))
+                {
+                    <div class="cms-album-thumb"
+                         style="background-image: url('@ThumbUrl(context.Release.ImagePath)');"></div>
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    <div class="cms-album-thumb cms-album-thumb--fallback"></div>
+                }
+            </MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Album">@context.Release.Title</MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Artist">@context.Release.Artist</MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Genre">@(context.Release.Genre ?? "—")</MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Release Date">@(context.Release.ReleaseDate?.ToString("d MMMM, yyyy") ?? "—")</MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Type">
+                <MudChip T="string" Size="Size.Small" Variant="Variant.Outlined">@context.Release.ReleaseType</MudChip>
+            </MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Tracks">@context.TrackCount</MudTd>
+            <MudTd DataLabel="Actions">
+                <MudTooltip Text="Batch Edit">
+                    <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Edit"
+                                   Size="Size.Small"
+                                   Color="Color.Primary"
+                                   Href="@($"/tracks/album/{Uri.EscapeDataString(context.Release.Title)}/edit")" />
+                </MudTooltip>
+                <MudTooltip Text="Delete release">
+                    <MudIconButton Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Delete"
+                                   Size="Size.Small"
+                                   Color="Color.Error"
+                                   Disabled="@context.IsDeleting"
+                                   OnClick="@(() => ConfirmAndDeleteAlbum(context))" />
+                </MudTooltip>
+            </MudTd>
+        </RowTemplate>
+        <ChildRowContent>
+            @if (context.IsExpanded)
+            {
+                <MudTr>
+                    <MudTd colspan="9" Style="padding: 0;">
+                        @if (context.IsLoading)
+                        {
+                            <MudStack Row="true" AlignItems="AlignItems.Center" Class="pa-2">
+                                <MudProgressCircular Size="Size.Small" Indeterminate="true" />
+                                <MudText Typo="Typo.body2">Loading tracks…</MudText>
+                            </MudStack>
+                        }
+                        else if (context.Tracks is { Count: 0 })
+                        {
+                            <MudText Typo="Typo.body2" Class="pa-4">No tracks found.</MudText>
+                        }
+                        else if (context.Tracks is not null)
+                        {
+                            <MudTable T="TrackDto" Items="context.Tracks" Context="track" Dense="true" Hover="false"
+                                      Elevation="0" Style="background: transparent;">
+                                <HeaderContent>
+                                    <MudTh Style="width: 1%; white-space: nowrap;">#</MudTh>
+                                    <MudTh>Track Name</MudTh>
+                                </HeaderContent>
+                                <RowTemplate>
+                                    <MudTd DataLabel="#">@track.TrackNumber</MudTd>
+                                    <MudTd DataLabel="Track Name">@track.TrackName</MudTd>
+                                </RowTemplate>
+                            </MudTable>
+                        }
+                    </MudTd>
+                </MudTr>
+            }
+        </ChildRowContent>
+    </MudTable>
+}
+
+@code {
+    [Parameter] public IReadOnlyList<ReleaseDto> Releases { get; set; } = Array.Empty<ReleaseDto>();
+    [Parameter] public bool IsLoading { get; set; }
+    [Parameter] public EventCallback OnReleasesChanged { get; set; }
+
+    private List<AlbumRow> _rows = new();
+
+    // Tracks the Releases reference last projected into _rows. Guards against OnParametersSet
+    // resurrecting a row we removed locally on delete: VM.Albums is cached for the circuit and is
+    // not re-fetched after a delete, so a blind rebuild every render would bring the deleted album
+    // back. We only re-project when the parent hands us a genuinely new list.
+    private IReadOnlyList<ReleaseDto>? _projectedReleases;
+
+    // The cover-art endpoint (GET api/image/{entryKey}) lives on DeepDrftAPI and is unauthenticated,
+    // so the browser hits it directly. Base address comes from the same named client the CMS uses.
+    private Uri? _contentApiBase;
+
+    protected override void OnInitialized() =>
+        _contentApiBase = HttpClientFactory.CreateClient("DeepDrft.Content.Cms").BaseAddress;
+
+    // Re-project rows only when the parent supplies a genuinely new release list (reference change).
+    // Local edits to _rows (a removed row after delete) must survive re-renders triggered by the
+    // same cached VM.Albums instance.
+    protected override void OnParametersSet()
+    {
+        if (!ReferenceEquals(_projectedReleases, Releases))
+        {
+            _projectedReleases = Releases;
+            _rows = Releases.Select(r => new AlbumRow { Release = r }).ToList();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string? ThumbUrl(string imagePath) =>
+        _contentApiBase is null
+            ? null
+            : new Uri(_contentApiBase, $"api/image/{Uri.EscapeDataString(imagePath)}").ToString();
+
+    private async Task ToggleExpand(AlbumRow row)
+    {
+        row.IsExpanded = !row.IsExpanded;
+        if (row.IsExpanded && row.Tracks is null && !row.IsLoading)
+        {
+            row.IsLoading = true;
+            StateHasChanged();
+            row.Tracks = await LoadTracksAsync(row.Release.Title);
+            row.IsLoading = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Albums are small releases; a single page of 100 always covers the full track list (see brief).
+    private async Task<List<TrackDto>> LoadTracksAsync(string albumTitle)
+    {
+        var result = await CmsTrackService.GetPagedAsync(
+            page: 1, pageSize: 100,
+            sortColumn: "TrackNumber", sortDescending: false,
+            album: albumTitle);
+
+        if (result.Success && result.Value is not null)
+        {
+            return result.Value.Items.ToList();
+        }
+
+        var error = result.Messages.FirstOrDefault()?.Message ?? "Unknown error";
+        Snackbar.Add($"Failed to load tracks for '{albumTitle}': {error}", Severity.Error);
+        return new List<TrackDto>();
+    }
+
+    private async Task ConfirmAndDeleteAlbum(AlbumRow row)
+    {
+        // Need track IDs to delete; load them if the row was never expanded.
+        row.Tracks ??= await LoadTracksAsync(row.Release.Title);
+        var tracks = row.Tracks;
+        var count = tracks.Count;
+
+        if (count == 0)
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add($"'{row.Release.Title}' has no tracks to delete.", Severity.Info);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var confirmed = await DialogService.ShowMessageBox(
+            title: "Delete release",
+            markupMessage: new MarkupString(
+                $"Delete all <strong>{count}</strong> track(s) in <strong>{WebUtility.HtmlEncode(row.Release.Title)}</strong>? This removes metadata and audio for every track."),
+            yesText: "Delete all",
+            cancelText: "Cancel");
+
+        if (confirmed != true) return;
+
+        row.IsDeleting = true;
+        StateHasChanged();
+
+        var failures = 0;
+        foreach (var track in tracks)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var del = await CmsTrackService.DeleteTrackAsync(track.Id);
+                if (!del.Success) failures++;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(ex, "Delete failed for track {TrackId}", track.Id);
+                failures++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        row.IsDeleting = false;
+
+        if (failures == 0)
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add($"Deleted '{row.Release.Title}'.", Severity.Success);
+            _rows.Remove(row);
+            await OnReleasesChanged.InvokeAsync();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Snackbar.Add($"{count - failures} of {count} track(s) deleted; {failures} failed.", Severity.Warning);
+        }
+        StateHasChanged();
+    }
+
+    private sealed class AlbumRow
+    {
+        public required ReleaseDto Release { get; init; }
+        public List<TrackDto>? Tracks { get; set; }   // null = not yet loaded
+        public bool IsExpanded { get; set; }
+        public bool IsLoading { get; set; }
+        public bool IsDeleting { get; set; }
+
+        // Server-projected count from GetReleasesAsync. Drives the Tracks column without a lazy load.
+        public int TrackCount => Release.TrackCount;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/CmsAlbumBrowser.razor.css b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/CmsAlbumBrowser.razor.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45f4d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/CmsAlbumBrowser.razor.css
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.cms-album-thumb {
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 40px;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-size: cover;
+    background-position: center;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.cms-album-thumb--fallback {
+    background-color: var(--mud-palette-action-default-hover);
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/TrackList.razor b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/TrackList.razor
index 991098a..9db5052 100644
--- a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/TrackList.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/TrackList.razor
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
     }
     else if (VM.Mode == BrowseMode.Albums)
     {
-        <MudAlert Severity="Severity.Info" Class="mt-4">Album browser — coming in the next wave.</MudAlert>
+        <CmsAlbumBrowser Releases="VM.Albums"
+                         IsLoading="VM.AlbumsLoading"
+                         OnReleasesChanged="OnAlbumsChanged" />
     }
     else
     {
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@
 @code {
     private CmsTrackGrid? _grid;
 
+    // The album browser owns its own row state and removes a deleted release locally. We only need to
+    // re-render the page chrome; VM.Albums is intentionally not re-fetched (cached for the circuit).
+    private void OnAlbumsChanged() => StateHasChanged();
+
     // Local state for the parent-owned "Generate All Missing" bulk run.
     private bool _bulkRunning;
     private int _bulkTotal;