diff --git a/mopidy/__main__.py b/mopidy/__main__.py
index df641038..bb856ced 100644
--- a/mopidy/__main__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__main__.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ sys.path.insert(0,
 
 from mopidy import config, ConfigError
 from mopidy.server import MpdServer
-from mopidy.backends.despotify import DespotifyBackend
+from mopidy.backends.libspotify import LibspotifyBackend
 
 def main():
     _setup_logging(2)
-    backend = DespotifyBackend()
+    backend = LibspotifyBackend()
     MpdServer(backend=backend)
     asyncore.loop()
 
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify.py b/mopidy/backends/libspotify.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4a34ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/backends/libspotify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import logging
+
+from spotify.manager import SpotifySessionManager
+from spotify.alsahelper import AlsaController
+
+from mopidy import config
+from mopidy.backends.base import BaseBackend
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(u'backends.libspotify')
+
+class LibspotifySession(SpotifySessionManager):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(LibspotifySession, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.audio = AlsaController()
+
+    def logged_in(self, session, error):
+        logger.info('Logged in')
+
+    def logged_out(self, sess):
+        logger.info('Logged out')
+
+    def metadata_updated(self, sess):
+        logger.debug('Metadata updated')
+
+    def connection_error(self, sess, error):
+        logger.error('Connection error: %s', error)
+
+    def message_to_user(self, sess, message):
+        logger.info(message)
+
+    def notify_main_thread(self, sess):
+        logger.debug('Notify main thread')
+
+    def music_delivery(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.audio.music_delivery(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def play_token_lost(self, sess):
+        logger.debug('Play token lost')
+
+    def log_message(self, sess, data):
+        logger.debug(data)
+
+    def end_of_track(self, sess):
+        logger.debug('End of track')
+
+class LibspotifyBackend(BaseBackend):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.spotify = LibspotifySession(
+            config.SPOTIFY_USERNAME, config.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD)
+        logger.info(u'Connecting to Spotify')
+        self.spotify.connect()