diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index a5af35a1..863379a7 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ func populateAlbum(tx *db.DB, album *db.Album, trags tagcommon.Info, modTime tim
 	album.TagYear = trags.Year()
 
 	album.ModifiedAt = modTime
-	album.CreatedAt = modTime
+	if album.CreatedAt.After(modTime) {
+		album.CreatedAt = modTime // reset created at to match filesytem for new albums
+	}
 
 	if err := tx.Save(&album).Error; err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("saving album: %w", err)
diff --git a/tags/tagcommon/tagcommmon.go b/tags/tagcommon/tagcommmon.go
index f8560139..80beb528 100644
--- a/tags/tagcommon/tagcommmon.go
+++ b/tags/tagcommon/tagcommmon.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Reader interface {
 
 type Info interface {
 	Title() string
-	BrainzID() string
+	BrainzID() string // musicbrainz recording ID
 	Artist() string
 	Artists() []string
 	Album() string