diff --git a/INSTRUCTIONS.md b/INSTRUCTIONS.md
index 74928bc..9a78947 100644
--- a/INSTRUCTIONS.md
+++ b/INSTRUCTIONS.md
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ that area in the main view.
 On the right side of the screen is a list of the Sequence and Pulse annotations.
 These are tabbed views that can be switched between by clicking on the Tab Name.
 Annotations can be selected by clicking on them.
-When an annotation is selected it can be edited including the species
-comments and other information.
+When an annotation is selected it can be edited including the
+species comments and other information.
 
 **Sequence** - A Sequence annotation is typically used to group multiple pulses together
 This can be drawn by clicking on the 'Add+' button and drawing a box around the pulses.
diff --git a/bats_ai/core/views/recording.py b/bats_ai/core/views/recording.py
index 239c672..2dda201 100644
--- a/bats_ai/core/views/recording.py
+++ b/bats_ai/core/views/recording.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 from ninja.files import UploadedFile
 from ninja.pagination import RouterPaginated
 
-from bats_ai.core.models import Annotations, Recording, Species, Spectrogram, TemporalAnnotations
+from bats_ai.core.models import Annotations, Recording, Species, TemporalAnnotations
+from bats_ai.core.tasks import recording_compute_spectrogram
 from bats_ai.core.views.species import SpeciesSchema
 from bats_ai.core.views.temporal_annotations import (
     TemporalAnnotationSchema,
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ def create_recording(
     # Start generating recording as soon as created
     # this creates the spectrogram during the upload so it is available immediately afterwards
     # it will make the upload process longer but I think it's worth it.
-    Spectrogram.generate(recording)
+    recording_compute_spectrogram.delay(recording.pk)
     return {'message': 'Recording updated successfully', 'id': recording.pk}
 
 
@@ -137,6 +138,30 @@ def update_recording(request: HttpRequest, id: int, recording_data: RecordingUpl
     return {'message': 'Recording updated successfully', 'id': recording.pk}
 
 
+@router.delete('/{id}')
+def delete_recording(
+    request,
+    id: int,
+):
+    try:
+        recording = Recording.objects.get(pk=id)
+
+        # Check if the user owns the recording or if the recording is public
+        if recording.owner == request.user or recording.public:
+            # Delete the annotation
+            recording.delete()
+            return {'message': 'Recording deleted successfully'}
+        else:
+            return {
+                'error': 'Permission denied. You do not own this recording, and it is not public.'
+            }
+
+    except Recording.DoesNotExist:
+        return {'error': 'Recording not found'}
+    except Annotations.DoesNotExist:
+        return {'error': 'Annotation not found'}
+
+
 @router.get('/')
 def get_recordings(request: HttpRequest, public: bool | None = None):
     # Filter recordings based on the owner's id or public=True
@@ -150,6 +175,7 @@ def get_recordings(request: HttpRequest, public: bool | None = None):
         user = User.objects.get(id=recording['owner_id'])
         recording['owner_username'] = user.username
         recording['audio_file_presigned_url'] = default_storage.url(recording['audio_file'])
+        recording['hasSpectrogram'] = Recording.objects.get(id=recording['id']).has_spectrogram
         if recording['recording_location']:
             recording['recording_location'] = json.loads(recording['recording_location'].json)
         unique_users_with_annotations = (
diff --git a/client/src/api/api.ts b/client/src/api/api.ts
index d7af174..177e8b9 100644
--- a/client/src/api/api.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/api.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface Recording {
     public: boolean;
     userMadeAnnotations: boolean;
     userAnnotations: number;
+    hasSpectrogram: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface AcousticFiles {
@@ -181,11 +182,21 @@ async function uploadRecordingFile(file: File, name: string, recorded_date: stri
         }
     );
 }
+
+interface DeletionResponse {
+    message?: string;
+    error?: string;
+}
   
 async function getRecordings(getPublic=false) {
-    return axiosInstance.get<Recording[]>(`/recording?public=${getPublic}`);
+    return axiosInstance.get<Recording[]>(`/recording/?public=${getPublic}`);
 }
 
+async function deleteRecording(id: number) {
+    return axiosInstance.delete<DeletionResponse>(`/recording/${id}`);
+}
+
+
 async function getSpectrogram(id: string) {
     return axiosInstance.get<Spectrogram>(`/recording/${id}/spectrogram`);
 }
@@ -224,11 +235,11 @@ async function putTemporalAnnotation(recordingId: string, annotation: UpdateSpec
 }
 
 async function deleteAnnotation(recordingId: string, annotationId: number) {
-    return axiosInstance.delete(`/recording/${recordingId}/annotations/${annotationId}`);
+    return axiosInstance.delete<DeletionResponse>(`/recording/${recordingId}/annotations/${annotationId}`);
 }
 
 async function deleteTemporalAnnotation(recordingId: string, annotationId: number) {
-    return axiosInstance.delete(`/recording/${recordingId}/temporal-annotations/${annotationId}`);
+    return axiosInstance.delete<DeletionResponse>(`/recording/${recordingId}/temporal-annotations/${annotationId}`);
 }
 
 async function getOtherUserAnnotations(recordingId: string) {
@@ -239,6 +250,7 @@ export {
  uploadRecordingFile,
  getRecordings,
  patchRecording,
+ deleteRecording,
  getSpectrogram,
  getSpectrogramCompressed,
  getTemporalAnnotations,
diff --git a/client/src/components/AnnotationList.vue b/client/src/components/AnnotationList.vue
index 589860e..88224ce 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AnnotationList.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/AnnotationList.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
   emits: ['select'],
   setup() {
     const { creationType, annotationState, setAnnotationState, annotations, temporalAnnotations, selectedId, selectedType, setSelectedId } = useState();
-    const tab = ref('sequence');
+    const tab = ref('pulse');
     const scrollToId = (id: number) => {
     const el = document.getElementById(`annotation-${id}`);
     if (el) {
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
   };
   watch(selectedId, () => {
+    tab.value = selectedType.value;
     if (selectedId.value !== null) {
       scrollToId(selectedId.value);
     }
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
   watch(selectedType, () => {
     tab.value = selectedType.value;
   });
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  const tabSwitch = (event: any) => {
+    // On tab switches we want to deselect the curret anntation
+    tab.value = event as 'sequence' | 'pulse';
+    selectedType.value = event as 'sequence' | 'pulse';
+    selectedId.value = null;
+  };
 
     return {
         annotationState,
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         selectedType,
         setAnnotationState,
         setSelectedId,
+        tabSwitch,
         tab,
     };
   },
@@ -51,13 +60,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
 <template>
   <v-card class="pa-0 ma-0">
     <v-card-title>
-      <v-tabs v-model="tab">
-        <v-tab value="sequence">
-          Sequence
-        </v-tab>
+      <v-tabs
+        v-model="tab"
+        @update:model-value="tabSwitch($event)"
+      >
         <v-tab value="pulse">
           Pulse
         </v-tab>
+        <v-tab value="sequence">
+          Sequence
+        </v-tab>
       </v-tabs>
     </v-card-title>
     <v-card-text class="">
diff --git a/client/src/use/useState.ts b/client/src/use/useState.ts
index 2b64985..4c0ded3 100644
--- a/client/src/use/useState.ts
+++ b/client/src/use/useState.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const colorScale: Ref<d3.ScaleOrdinal<string, string, never> | undefined> = ref(
 const selectedUsers: Ref<string[]> = ref([]);
 const currentUser: Ref<string> = ref('');
 const selectedId: Ref<number | null> = ref(null);
-const selectedType: Ref<'pulse' | 'sequence'> = ref('sequence');
+const selectedType: Ref<'pulse' | 'sequence'> = ref('pulse');
 const annotations : Ref<SpectrogramAnnotation[]> = ref([]);
 const temporalAnnotations: Ref<SpectrogramTemporalAnnotation[]> = ref([]);
 const otherUserAnnotations: Ref<OtherUserAnnotations> = ref({});
diff --git a/client/src/views/Recordings.vue b/client/src/views/Recordings.vue
index 944d9cb..5df166c 100644
--- a/client/src/views/Recordings.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/Recordings.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent, ref, Ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
-import { getRecordings, Recording } from '../api/api';
+import { deleteRecording, getRecordings, Recording } from '../api/api';
 import {
   VDataTable,
 } from "vuetify/labs/VDataTable";
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const recordingList: Ref<Recording[]> = ref([]);
     const sharedList: Ref<Recording[]> = ref([]);
     const editingRecording: Ref<EditingRecording | null> = ref(null);
+    let intervalRef: number | null = null;
 
     const uploadDialog = ref(false);
     const headers = ref([
@@ -97,6 +98,23 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const fetchRecordings = async () => {
         const recordings = await getRecordings();
         recordingList.value = recordings.data;
+        // If we have a spectrogram being generated we need to refresh on an interval
+        let missingSpectro = false;
+        for (let i =0; i< recordingList.value.length; i+=1) {
+          if (!recordingList.value[i].hasSpectrogram) {
+            missingSpectro = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (missingSpectro) {
+          if (intervalRef === null) {
+            intervalRef = setInterval(() => fetchRecordings(), 5000);
+          }
+        } else  {
+          if (intervalRef !== null) {
+            clearInterval(intervalRef);
+          }
+        }
         const shared = await getRecordings(true);
         sharedList.value = shared.data;
 
@@ -124,6 +142,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
       uploadDialog.value = true;
     };
+    const delRecording = async (id: number) => {
+        await deleteRecording(id);
+        fetchRecordings();
+    };
 
     return {
         itemsPerPage,
@@ -134,6 +156,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         uploadDialog,
         uploadDone,
         editRecording,
+        delRecording,
         editingRecording,
      };
   },
@@ -168,14 +191,33 @@ export default defineComponent({
           <v-icon @click="editRecording(item.raw)">
             mdi-pencil
           </v-icon>
+          <v-icon
+            color="error"
+            @click="delRecording(item.raw.id)"
+          >
+            mdi-delete
+          </v-icon>
         </template>
 
         <template #item.name="{ item }">
           <router-link
+            v-if="item.raw.hasSpectrogram"
             :to="`/recording/${item.raw.id.toString()}/spectrogram`"
           >
             {{ item.raw.name }}
           </router-link>
+          <div v-else>
+            {{ item.raw.name }} 
+            <v-tooltip bottom>
+              <template #activator="{ props: subProps }">
+                <span v-bind="subProps">
+                  <v-icon color="warning">mdi-alert</v-icon>
+                  <v-icon>mdi-sync mdi-spin</v-icon>
+                </span>
+              </template>
+              <span>Waiting for spectrogram to be computed</span>
+            </v-tooltip>
+          </div>
         </template>
         <template #item.recording_location="{ item }">
           <v-menu