diff --git a/librespot/audio/__init__.py b/librespot/audio/__init__.py
index ea2c559..df963d3 100644
--- a/librespot/audio/__init__.py
+++ b/librespot/audio/__init__.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
                     if not isinstance(retry_after, (int, float)):
                         retry_after = 10
                     print(
-                        f"[SpotiClub API] Another client is already using this account. Waiting {int(retry_after)}s before retrying..."
+                        f"\n[SpotiClub API] Another client is already using this account. Waiting {int(retry_after)}s before retrying...\n"
                     )
                     self.logger.info(
                         "[SpotiClub API] Queued client for user %s; waiting %ds before retry",
@@ -368,17 +368,17 @@ class AudioKeyManager(PacketsReceiver, Closeable):
 
                 if resp.status_code == 401:
                     print(
-                        "[SpotiClub API][BAD_LOGIN] It seems your credentials aren't recognized by the API. Please ensure you have entered them correctly, or contact a DEV if you are absolutely certain of their validity."
+                        "\n[SpotiClub API][BAD_LOGIN] It seems your credentials aren't recognized by the API. Please ensure you have entered them correctly, or contact a DEV if you are absolutely certain of their validity."
                     )
                     raise SystemExit(1)
 
                 if resp.status_code != 200:
-                    raise RuntimeError(f"[SpotiClub API] Sorry, the API returned the unexpected code {resp.status_code}: {resp.text}")
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"\n[SpotiClub API] Sorry, the API returned the unexpected code {resp.status_code}: {resp.text}\n")
 
                 data = resp.json()
                 key_hex = data.get("key")
                 if not isinstance(key_hex, str):
-                    raise RuntimeError("[SpotiClub API] Sorry, API response missing 'key'")
+                    raise RuntimeError("\n[SpotiClub API] Sorry, API response missing 'key'\n")
 
                 country = data.get("country")
                 if isinstance(country, str):
diff --git a/librespot/core.py b/librespot/core.py
index cc87220..8239794 100644
--- a/librespot/core.py
+++ b/librespot/core.py
@@ -600,12 +600,29 @@ class ApResolver:
         """
         response = requests.get("{}?type={}".format(ApResolver.base_url,
                                                     service_type))
+        # If ApResolve responds with a non-200, treat this as a clear,
+        # high-level error instead of bubbling up JSON parsing
+        # exceptions from HTML error pages.
         if response.status_code != 200:
             if response.status_code == 502:
                 raise RuntimeError(
-                    f"ApResolve request failed with the following return value: {response.content}. Servers might be down!"
+                    "Failed to contact Spotify ApResolve (502). "
+                    "Servers might be down or unreachable."
                 )
-        return response.json()
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"Failed to contact Spotify ApResolve (status {response.status_code}). "
+                "This is usually a network, DNS, or firewall issue."
+            )
+
+        try:
+            return response.json()
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            # Response wasn't valid JSON; surface a friendly error
+            # instead of a long JSONDecodeError traceback.
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Spotify ApResolve returned invalid data. "
+                "This is likely a temporary server or network problem."
+            ) from exc
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_random_of(service_type: str) -> str:
@@ -1290,6 +1307,18 @@ class Session(Closeable, MessageListener, SubListener):
 
         for attempt in range(1, max_attempts + 1):
             try:
+                # Inform the user about each connection attempt so it is
+                # visible in the console (e.g. when called from Zotify).
+                # Only show attempt counters after the first failure; the
+                # initial attempt is shown without numbering.
+                if attempt == 1:
+                    connect_msg = "Connecting to Spotify..."
+                else:
+                    connect_msg = (
+                        f"Connecting to Spotify (attempt {attempt}/{max_attempts})..."
+                    )
+                self.logger.info(connect_msg)
+                print(connect_msg)
                 acc = Session.Accumulator()
                 # Send ClientHello
                 nonce = Random.get_random_bytes(0x10)
@@ -1414,6 +1443,12 @@ class Session(Closeable, MessageListener, SubListener):
                     max_attempts,
                     exc,
                 )
+                if attempt == 1:
+                    print(f"Connecting to Spotify failed: {exc}")
+                else:
+                    print(
+                        f"Connecting to Spotify (attempt {attempt}/{max_attempts}) failed: {exc}"
+                    )
                 # Close current connection; a new access point will be
                 # selected on the next attempt.
                 if self.connection is not None:
@@ -1430,6 +1465,10 @@ class Session(Closeable, MessageListener, SubListener):
                     self.logger.info(
                         "Retrying connection, new access point: %s", address
                     )
+                    print(
+                        "Retrying connection to Spotify with new access point: "
+                        f"{address} (next attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_attempts})"
+                    )
                     self.connection = Session.ConnectionHolder.create(
                         address, None
                     )
@@ -1742,9 +1781,16 @@ class Session(Closeable, MessageListener, SubListener):
                     else:
                         self.logger.warning("Login5 authentication failed: {}".format(login5_response.error))
                 else:
-                    self.logger.warning("Login5 request failed with status: {}".format(response.status_code))
+                    # Login5 is best-effort; if it fails (e.g. 403 or
+                    # region restrictions), we silently skip it to
+                    # avoid confusing the user when the main
+                    # connection has already failed.
+                    self.logger.debug(
+                        "Login5 request failed with status: %s", response.status_code
+                    )
         except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.warning("Failed to authenticate with Login5: {}".format(e))
+            # Also treat unexpected Login5 issues as debug-only noise.
+            self.logger.debug("Failed to authenticate with Login5: %s", e)
     
     def get_login5_token(self) -> typing.Union[str, None]:
         """Get the Login5 access token if available and not expired"""