LMS 7.9 crashing while pre-caching artwork OS X High Sierra

Hi,

after a clean install moving from v7.8 to 7.9.1 - 1517314665 (downloaded from the nightly builds folder) fails as the new version keeps getting stuck in the pre-cache artwork step while the former runs flawlessly. This happens randomly, meaning that if a I clear the library and cache and start a new scan it will get stuck in a different file. Below is the scanner log with all the relevant flags set to Debug. Server is running on a Mac Mini, new model, running OS X High Sierra. Any hint and/or help on how to troubleshoot this will be greatly appreciated.

[18-02-04 16:35:49.6476] Slim::Utils::SQLiteHelper::updateProgress (463) Notify to server OK
[18-02-04 16:35:49.6479] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (309) updateStandaloneArtwork finished in 0.190619945526123
[18-02-04 16:35:49.6778] Slim::Music::Artwork::precacheAllArtwork (619) Starting precacheArtwork for 511 albums
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7099] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for (What's The Story) Morning Glory? from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/(What's The Story) Morning Glory?/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7310] Slim::Utils::SQLiteHelper::updateProgress (439) Notify to server: [
"progress:1517783749.67804||importer||precacheArtw ork||1||511||",
]
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7347] Slim::Utils::SQLiteHelper::updateProgress (463) Notify to server OK
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7350] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for 101 [Disc 1] from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/101 [Disc 1]/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7454] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for 101 (disc 2) from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/101 disc 2)/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7532] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Volume 1 from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/1969_ Velvet Underground Live, Volume 1/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7623] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for 20 Anos from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/20 Años/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7680] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for 4 Way Street (Disc 1) from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/4 Way Street (Disc 1)/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7752] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for 4 Way Street (Disc 2) from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/4 Way Street (Disc 2)/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7916] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for 90's Love Songs from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/90's Love Songs/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.7965] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for A Cappella from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/A Capella/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.8075] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for A Charlie Brown Christmas from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/A Charlie Brown Christmas/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.8147] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for A Ghost Is Born from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/A Ghost Is Born/cover.jpg
[18-02-04 16:35:49.8284] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for A Rush of Blood to the Head from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/A Rush Of Blood To The Head/cover.jpg


{CONTINUES LIKE THIS FOR SEVERAL FILES UNTIL...}

[18-02-04 16:35:57.5404] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for Discovery from /Users/pingu/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Daft Punk/Discovery/01 One More Time.m4a
[18-02-04 16:35:57.5410] Audio::Scan::scan (75) Warning: Error: Unable to read at least 16 bytes from file (only read 10).
[18-02-04 16:35:57.5502] Slim::Music::Artwork::__ANON__ (697) Pre-caching artwork for Back in Black from /Users/Shared/My Music/A-L/Back In Black/10 - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution.mp3
[18-02-04 16:35:57.5512] Image::Scale::new (44) Warning: Image::Scale libjpeg error: Corrupt JPEG data: 45 extraneous bytes before marker 0xe1 ((data))