{{Featured article}} {{Use American English|date=February 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Weird Faith | type = studio | artist = Madi Diaz | cover = Weird Faith album cover.jpg | alt = A photograph of Madi Diaz, a light-skinned woman, wearing a turquoise jacket, with her hair being swept by the wind across her face, in front of a blue background. | released = {{Start date|2024|02|09}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * Indie rock * indie folk * indie pop | length = 41:21 | label = Anti- | producer = * Madi Diaz * Sam Cohen * Konrad Snyder | prev_title = History of a Feeling | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = Fatal Optimist | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{Singles | name = Weird Faith | type = studio | single1 = Same Risk | single1date = October 10, 2023<ref name="American Songwriter-Same Risk">{{Cite magazine |last=Liebig |first=Lorie |date=2023-10-10 |title=Madi Diaz Lays Her Heart Bare In 'Same Risk', Details New Album ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/madi-diaz-lays-her-heart-bare-in-same-risk-details-new-album-weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250316184251/https://americansongwriter.com/madi-diaz-lays-her-heart-bare-in-same-risk-details-new-album-weird-faith/ |archive-date=2025-03-16 |access-date=2025-03-16 |magazine=American Songwriter}}</ref> | single2 = Don't Do Me Good | single2date = November 14, 2023<ref name="American Songwriter-Don't Do Me Good">{{Cite magazine |last=Liebig |first=Lorie |date=2023-11-14 |title=Madi Diaz and Kacey Musgraves Try to Leave Heartbreak Behind In New Collaboration 'Don't Do Me No Good' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/madi-diaz-lays-her-heart-bare-in-same-risk-details-new-album-weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250316184552/https://americansongwriter.com/madi-diaz-kacey-musgraves-dont-do-me-no-good-song/ |archive-date=2025-03-16 |access-date=2025-03-16 |magazine=American Songwriter}}</ref> }} }} '''''Weird Faith''''' is the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Madi Diaz, released on February 9, 2024, by Anti-. The album followed her fifth studio album, ''History of a Feeling'', and tours with Angel Olsen, Waxahatchee, and Harry Styles. It was written in Nashville and upstate New York, recorded in the latter by Diaz and Sam Cohen, and produced by Diaz, Cohen, and Konrad Snyder.
''Weird Faith'' has been described as an indie rock, indie folk, and indie pop album. The album features sparse, acoustic arrangements that highlight Diaz's lyrics and vocals, and it addresses themes of love, trust, and intimacy. Critics positively reviewed the album, particularly praising Diaz's emotional songwriting. It was featured on several year-end lists and was nominated for two Grammy Awards.
== Background and production == Following the release of her critically acclaimed fifth studio album, ''History of a Feeling'' (2021), the Nashville-based singer-songwriter Madi Diaz went on tour and opened for Angel Olsen, Waxahatchee, and Harry Styles. She also accepted an offer from Styles to join his tour band.<ref name="stereogum">{{Cite magazine |last=Hughes |first=Mia |date=February 6, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz on ''Weird Faith'', Love on Tour, and Her Late-Breaking Success |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2250513/madi-diaz-on-weird-faith-love-on-tour-and-her-late-breaking-success/interviews/qa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209040429/https://www.stereogum.com/2250513/madi-diaz-on-weird-faith-love-on-tour-and-her-late-breaking-success/interviews/qa/ |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |magazine=Stereogum}}</ref><ref name="exclaim-review" /><ref name="paste">{{Cite magazine |last=Bennett |first=Eric |date=February 8, 2024 |title=On Weird Faith, Madi Diaz Takes a Victory Lap |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/madi-diaz/on-weird-faith-madi-diaz-takes-a-victory-lap |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208172040/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/madi-diaz/on-weird-faith-madi-diaz-takes-a-victory-lap |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |magazine=Paste}}</ref> At the same time, Diaz began working on her sixth studio album, ''Weird Faith''. She wrote the album at her home in Nashville and in upstate New York, where she recorded the album with Sam Cohen. Cohen co-produced the album with Diaz and Konrad Snyder.<ref name="scene">{{Cite news |last=Zeisloft |first=Jacqueline |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz Moves Forward on ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/madi-diaz-weird-faith-interview-nashville/article_cbd436e4-c480-11ee-9e7b-e755bbfdcb56.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207132558/https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/madi-diaz-weird-faith-interview-nashville/article_cbd436e4-c480-11ee-9e7b-e755bbfdcb56.html |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=Nashville Scene}}</ref><ref name="vegan" />
Diaz said in an interview with ''Stereogum'' that she wrote ''Weird Faith'' during a period in her life in which she was learning to trust herself, the growth of her career, and her relationships with her new manager, new label, and new romantic partner.<ref name="stereogum" /> She told ''BrooklynVegan'' that, while writing the album, she engaged in contemplation in places of worship, and that she was influenced by the Bonticou Crag rock scramble in upstate New York, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me by Now", ''The Maori Girls of Turakina'' by the Turakina Maori Girls Choir, Julia Michaels' ''Not in Chronological Order'', and "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" by Sandy Denny.<ref name="vegan">{{Cite magazine |last=Hatfield |first=Amanda |date=February 9, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz Tells Us About the Influences Behind ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/madi-diaz-tells-us-about-the-influences-behind-weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211035703/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/madi-diaz-tells-us-about-the-influences-behind-weird-faith/ |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |magazine=BrooklynVegan}}</ref> Diaz said in ''Nylon'' that the album was inspired by her father.<ref name="nylon" /> She worked with several co-writers, including Olivia Barton on "Everything Almost", Steph Jones and Charlie Hickey on "Same Risk",<ref name="exclaim-interview">{{Cite magazine |last=LaPierre |first=Megan |date=February 7, 2024 |title='"Faith" Is Such a Triggering Word', but Madi Diaz Is Finding Her Own Peace |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/madi-diaz-interview-weird-faith |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209200744/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/madi-diaz-interview-weird-faith |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |magazine=Exclaim!}}</ref> and Lori McKenna on the title track.<ref name="no-depression-spotlight" />
== Composition == ''Weird Faith'' has been described as an indie rock, indie folk, and indie pop album.<ref name="paste" /><ref name="scene" /> Critics have generally said that the album's mostly-acoustic tracks are minimalist compositions that highlight Diaz's vocals and songwriting. In ''No Depression'', Maeri Ferguson called Diaz's songwriting "raw and direct" and the musical arrangements "[s]parse[,]{{nbsp}}... gritty and textured". She said that the vocals ranged from being "stark" to "almost hymnal in their power".<ref name="no-depression-spotlight">{{Cite magazine |last=Ferguson |first=Maeri |date=February 1, 2024 |title=Spotlight: On ''Weird Faith'', Madi Diaz Sings from the Anxiety of New Beginnings |url=https://www.nodepression.com/spotlight-on-weird-faith-madi-diaz-sings-from-the-anxiety-of-new-beginnings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201153821/https://www.nodepression.com/spotlight-on-weird-faith-madi-diaz-sings-from-the-anxiety-of-new-beginnings/ |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |magazine=No Depression}}</ref> Adam Fink in ''Exclaim!'' called the musical arrangement "relatively subdued", contrasting it with the lyrics' emotional power.<ref name="exclaim-review" /> In ''Glide'', Ryan Dillon stated that the album had a "very honed sonic landscape", featuring minimal arrangements that support, rather than "outshine", Diaz's vocals.<ref name="glide">{{Cite magazine |last=Dillon |first=Ryan |date=February 8, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz Sets Moving Poetry to Acoustic Bliss on ''Weird Faith'' (Album Review) |url=https://glidemagazine.com/299016/madi-diaz-sets-moving-poetry-to-acoustic-bliss-on-weird-faith-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208154930/https://glidemagazine.com/299016/madi-diaz-sets-moving-poetry-to-acoustic-bliss-on-weird-faith-album-review/ |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |magazine=Glide}}</ref> Lucy Harbron in ''Far Out'' wrote that the music was straightforward, with "high-quality, plain sailing" production. She also noted that the production had sufficient layering to ensure that Diaz's lyrics did not sound "one-note".<ref name="far out" /> Similarly, in ''Pitchfork'', Marissa Lorusso said that the album's production was straightforward, with moments of sound layering to highlight particular emotions. She also called Diaz's voice "resonant and emotionally rich".<ref name="pitchfork" /> Jeremy Fisette in ''Beats Per Minute'' likewise praised Diaz's voice for its "immense power and subtle heartache", but criticized the album's uniform tempos, slow pacing, and simple production.<ref name="bpm">{{Cite web |last=Fisette |first=Jeremy J. |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Album Review: Madi Diaz – ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241028013734/https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |archive-date=October 28, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=Beats Per Minute}}</ref>
== Themes == According to critics, ''Weird Faith'' addresses themes of love, trust, and intimacy. Mia Hughes in ''Stereogum'', Fisette in ''Beats Per Minute'', and Fink in ''Exclaim!'' wrote that, by contrast with ''History of a Feeling'', which addressed the end of a relationship, ''Weird Faith'' was written from the perspective of falling in love, as well as the complications that can arise early in a relationship.<ref name="stereogum" /><ref name="exclaim-review" /><ref name="bpm" /> Likewise, in ''Glide'', Dillon said that the album focuses on a new relationship and the difficulties associated with falling in love, which he viewed as a metaphor for Diaz's relationship with her career and newfound fame, and the anxieties surrounding them.<ref name="glide" /> Comparing "Think of Me" from ''History of a Feeling'' with "Girlfriend" on ''Weird Faith'', Eric Bennett in ''Paste'' wrote that instead of directing "betrayal and hurt" towards her "cheating ex and his new partner", Diaz now "extends grace" towards her new boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, being honest and open with her emotions and insecurities.<ref name="paste" /> Rhian Daly wrote in ''The Forty-Five'' that Diaz's "penetrative lyrics" focus on themes of love and trust, as well as Diaz's relationships with herself and others, and her "fears and trepidations, insecurities and overthinking".<ref name="forty-five" /> Lorusso in ''Pitchfork'' said that the album captures the "paradox" that while falling in love can be beautiful, it is also "absurd and mortifying".<ref name="pitchfork" /> In an interview with ''Exclaim!'', Diaz acknowledged that while faith can be a "triggering word" for many people, it is an indescribable form of peace for herself. She said that the album was about "having some weird faith and walking forward" when falling in love in a new relationship.<ref name="exclaim-interview" />
In ''Nashville Scene'', Jacqueline Zeisloft also highlighted the theme of intimacy, writing that Diaz "conveys the beautiful messiness of sustaining a long-term relationship".<ref name="scene" /> Ferguson said that the album "navigate[s] the uneven terrain of intimacy"—including confronting jealousy, personality flaws, and insecurities—particularly the moment "when the dust settles" and a person is confronted with rebuilding a relationship.<ref name="no-depression-spotlight" /> Similarly, Steffanee Wang in ''Nylon'' wrote that the album is about "love and unhealthy cycles", featuring "bare-boned confessionals" about Diaz's "neurotic habits, toxic thought patterns, and an ever-hopeful desire to be better".<ref name="nylon">{{Cite magazine |last=Wang |first=Steffanee |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz Hopes Her Ex's Ex Hears Her New Album |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/madi-diaz-weird-faith-song-meanings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211194459/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/madi-diaz-weird-faith-song-meanings |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |magazine=Nylon}}</ref> Marcy Donelson wrote for AllMusic that the album "shines a blue light on the dark underbelly of love, where the flaws, compromises, and insecurities lie".<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |last=Donelson |first=Marcy |date=n.d. |title=''Weird Faith'' Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/weird-faith-mw0004135377 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |website=AllMusic}}</ref>
== Release and promotion == ''Weird Faith'' is Diaz's sixth studio album. It was released on February 9, 2024, by Anti-.<ref name="anti">{{Cite web |title=Madi Diaz – ''Weird Faith'' |url=http://www.anti.com/releases/weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325220720/https://www.anti.com/releases/weird-faith/ |archive-date=March 25, 2024 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Anti-}}</ref> On February 10, Diaz played the song "Everything Almost" from the album on ''The Tonight Show''.<ref name="rolling-stone-feb10">{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=February 10, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz Celebrates New Album's Release With 'Everything Almost' on ''Fallon'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madi-diaz-everything-almost-fallon-1234965847/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218070806/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madi-diaz-everything-almost-fallon-1234965847/ |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> She began the {{vanchor|Weird Faith tour}} to support the album on February 12.<ref name="rolling-stone-feb17">{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=February 17, 2024 |title=See Madi Diaz Showcase ''Weird Faith'' Songs for ''Saturday Sessions'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madi-diaz-saturday-sessions-1234970614/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325221211/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madi-diaz-saturday-sessions-1234970614/ |archive-date=March 25, 2024 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Anti- released a deluxe edition of the album on October 25.<ref name="anti-deluxe">{{Cite web |title=Madi Diaz – ''Weird Faith'' (Deluxe) |url=http://www.anti.com/releases/weird-faith-deluxe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241028004131/https://www.anti.com/releases/weird-faith-deluxe/ |archive-date=October 28, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=Anti-}}</ref> It includes a version of the album track "For Months Now" featuring Lizzy McAlpine, a new single titled "Worst Case Scenario", a song titled "One Less Question" featuring Lennon Stella, and several demo tracks.<ref name="stereogum-deluxe">{{Cite magazine |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |date=October 2, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz – 'Worst Case Scenario' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2282684/madi-diaz-worst-case-scenario/music/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241028005052/https://www.stereogum.com/2282684/madi-diaz-worst-case-scenario/music/ |archive-date=October 28, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |magazine=Stereogum}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | ADM = 7.6/10<ref name="adm">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13858/_.aspx |title=Madi Diaz – ''Weird Faith'' |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=2025-03-24 |date=n.d.}}</ref> | MC = 81/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |title=''Weird Faith'' by Madi Diaz Reviews and Tracks |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/weird-faith/madi-diaz |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Metacritic}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic" /> | rev2 = ''DIY'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="diy" /> | rev3= ''Beats Per Minute'' | rev3score = 72%<ref name="bpm" /> | rev4 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev4score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim-review" /> | rev5 = ''Far Out'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="far out">{{Cite web |last=Harbron |first=Lucy |date=February 8, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz – ''Weird Faith'' Album Review: An Emotive Analysis of Trust, Fear and Love |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240211042451/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review/ |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=Far Out}}</ref> | rev6 = ''The Forty-Five'' | rev6score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="forty-five">{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=February 8, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz – ''Weird Faith'' Review: A Gorgeous Guide to Love's Peaks and Troughs |url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211041844/https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review/ |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=The Forty-Five}}</ref> | rev7 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' | rev7score = 7/10<ref name="line of best fit">{{Cite magazine |last=Lim |first=Amaya |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz Maintains Her Songwriting Prowess on ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/madi-diaz-weird-faith- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316041042/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/madi-diaz-weird-faith- |archive-date=2024-03-16 |access-date=2024-03-16 |magazine=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Paste'' | rev8score = 8.2/10<ref name="paste" /> | rev9 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev9score = 7.3/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{Cite web |last=Lorusso |first=Marissa |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz: ''Weird Faith'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304094731/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Under the Radar'' | rev10score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}<ref name="radar">{{Cite magazine |last=Campbell |first=Caleb |date=February 9, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz: ''Weird Faith'' (Anti-) |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/weird_faith_madi_diaz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240211210129/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/weird_faith_madi_diaz |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |magazine=Under the Radar}}</ref> }} ''Weird Faith'' received a score of 81 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on nine critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="MC" /> Critics praised the album for Diaz's songwriting and production. Fink in ''Exclaim!'' rated the album an 8 out of 10, praising the production and writing that Diaz's songwriting was "plainly spoken" and relatable.<ref name="exclaim-review">{{Cite magazine |last=Fink |first=Adam |date=February 9, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz Finds Salvation on ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209233657/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/madi-diaz-weird-faith-album-review |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |magazine=Exclaim!}}</ref> For ''Glide'', Dillon wrote that Diaz's "blunt" songwriting centers a "mostly ambient" production.<ref name="glide" /> In ''Paste'', Bennett rated the album an 8.2 out of 10 and called Diaz's songwriting "stylized but diaristic"; he also said that the album highlighted Diaz's vocals, but that the instrumentation "felt like a second thought" on some tracks.<ref name="paste" /> In ''The Forty-Five'', Daly rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and said that Diaz's songwriting places the listener in different scenes.<ref name="forty-five" /> Fisette, who rated the album 72% for ''Beats Per Minute'', praised Diaz's songwriting and the album's honesty.<ref name="bpm" />
Critics also praised the album's tone. Sarah Taylor of ''DIY'' rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, calling the tracks "wistful yet self-aware", with Diaz striking a "defiant" tone and proclaiming "her faith in love".<ref name="diy">{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Sarah |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz – ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/madi-diaz-weird-faith |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210001535/https://diymag.com/review/album/madi-diaz-weird-faith |archive-date=February 10, 2024 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |magazine=DIY}}</ref> Caleb Campbell, who rated the album 7.5 out of 10 stars for ''Under the Radar'', said that the album was "often tender and unfussed in presentation, yet full of unsparing honesty".<ref name="radar" /> Writing for ''Garden & Gun'', Dacey Orr Sivewright said that the album "combines big feelings and bold sounds" in a manner unique to Diaz.<ref name="g&g">{{Cite magazine |last=Sivewright |first=Dacey Orr |date=February 9, 2024 |title=The Defiant Optimism of Madi Diaz |url=https://gardenandgun.com/articles/the-defiant-optimism-of-madi-diaz/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209234009/https://gardenandgun.com/articles/the-defiant-optimism-of-madi-diaz/ |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |magazine=Garden & Gun}}</ref> Lorusso in ''Pitchfork'' rated the album 7.3 out of 10, praising Diaz's "ear for melody" and the use of "intimacy and restraint" to provide emotional heft to the lyrics.<ref name="pitchfork" />
Some critics compared ''Weird Faith'' to Diaz's previous album, ''History of a Feeling''. Bennett said that while "''History of a Feeling'' was the mess of emotions, ''Weird Faith'' is the cool-headed exhale."<ref name="paste" /> Harbron, who rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, said that ''Weird Faith'' continued the story of ''History of a Feeling'' by capturing "the feeling of returning to love after a brutal loss".<ref name="far out" /> Lana Fleischli in ''Flood'' wrote that Diaz had grown from her last album, moving on from themes of "loneliness and heartache" to being in a new relationship.<ref name="flood">{{Cite magazine |last=Fleischli |first=Lana |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Madi Diaz, ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://floodmagazine.com/153491/madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210001322/https://floodmagazine.com/153491/madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |archive-date=February 10, 2024 |access-date=February 9, 2024 |magazine=Flood}}</ref> Fisette in ''Beats Per Minute'' said that the album operates from a point of "delicate uncertainty" at the start of a relationship, while its predecessor operated in "very well-worn territory".<ref name="bpm" /> Amaya Lim in ''The Line of Best Fit'' rated the album 7 out of 10, praising Diaz's songwriting as "sharp and salient". However, she opined that its sparse production style undercut the album's emotions of joy, unlike ''History of a Feeling'', where the sparse production style highlighted that album's dark themes.<ref name="line of best fit" />
''Weird Faith'' reached number 33 on the UK Official Americana Albums Chart.<ref name="Official-Chart">{{Cite web |title=Chart History of ''Weird Faith'' |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614010738/https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/madi-diaz-weird-faith/ |archive-date=2024-06-14 |access-date=2025-03-29 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album and Diaz and Musgraves were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Americana Performance for "Don't Do Me Good" at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2025.<ref name="NPR-Grammys">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-02 |title=2025 Grammy Winners: Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan and More |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/02/nx-s1-5280335/2025-grammy-awards-full-list-nominees-and-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313011218/https://www.npr.org/2025/02/02/nx-s1-5280335/2025-grammy-awards-full-list-nominees-and-winners |archive-date=2025-03-13 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=NPR}}</ref> Several publications listed the album on their best of 2024 lists, including ''Flood'' (36),<ref name="Flood-Best">{{Cite magazine |last=Pearlman |first=Mischa |date=December 2, 2024 |title=The Best Albums of 2024 |url=https://floodmagazine.com/182615/the-best-albums-of-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126153349/https://floodmagazine.com/182615/the-best-albums-of-2024/ |archive-date=January 26, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |magazine=Flood}}</ref> ''PopMatters'' (41),<ref name="PopMatters-Best">{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steve |date=December 7, 2024 |title=The 80 Best Albums of 2024 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-albums-of-2024/4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218125525/https://www.popmatters.com/best-albums-of-2024/4 |archive-date=February 18, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=PopMatters}}</ref> ''Stereogum'' (41),<ref name="Stereogum-Best">{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Mia |date=December 2, 2024 |title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2288841/best-albums-2024/lists/album-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241202172355/https://www.stereogum.com/2288841/best-albums-2024/lists/album-list/ |archive-date=December 2, 2024 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> ''Slate'',<ref name="Slate-Best">{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Carl |date=December 7, 2024 |title=The 12 Best Albums of 2024 |url=https://slate.com/culture/2024/12/best-albums-2024-aoty-songs-music-kendrick-sabrina.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210193323/https://slate.com/culture/2024/12/best-albums-2024-aoty-songs-music-kendrick-sabrina.html |archive-date=February 10, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Slate}}</ref> and NPR.<ref name="NPR-Best">{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Steven |date=December 2, 2024 |title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/12/02/g-s1-34684/best-albums-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225174652/https://www.npr.org/2024/12/02/g-s1-34684/best-albums-2024 |archive-date=February 25, 2025 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |website=NPR}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Weird Faith'' track listing | title1 = Same Risk | writer1 = {{hlist|Madi Diaz|Charlie Hickey|Steph Jones}} | length1 = 3:28 | title2 = Everything Almost | writer2 = {{hlist|Diaz|Olivia Barton}} | length2 = 3:00 | title3 = Girlfriend | writer3 = {{hlist|Diaz|Konrad Snyder}} | length3 = 3:28 | title4 = Hurting You | writer4 = {{hlist|Diaz|Jarrad Kritzstein}} | length4 = 3:29 | title5 = Get to Know Me | writer5 = {{hlist|Diaz|Stephen Wilson}} | length5 = 3:40 | title6 = Kiss the Wall | writer6 = {{hlist|Diaz|Savana Santos|Sam Cohen}} | length6 = 3:05 | title7 = God Person | writer7 = {{hlist|Diaz|Michael Jade|Jordyn Shellhart}} | length7 = 3:38 | title8 = Don't Do Me Good | note8 = with Kacey Musgraves | writer8 = {{hlist|Diaz|Amy Wadge}} | length8 = 4:13 | title9 = For Months Now | writer9 = {{hlist|Diaz|Jamie Floyd|Wrabel}} | length9 = 4:06 | title10 = KFM | writer10 = {{hlist|Diaz|Jade|Jenny Owen Youngs}} | length10 = 2:55 | title11 = Weird Faith | writer11 = {{hlist|Diaz|Lori McKenna}} | length11 = 3:00 | title12 = Obsessive Thoughts | writer12 = {{hlist|Diaz|Snyder}} | length12 = 3:19 | total_length = 41:21 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition additional track listing | title13 = Worst Case Scenario | writer13 = {{hlist|Diaz|Shellhart|Santos}} | length13 = 3:38 | title14 = For Months Now (III) | writer14 = {{hlist|Diaz|Floyd|Wrabel}} | length14 = 4:07 | note14 = with Lizzy McAlpine | title15 = One Less Question | writer15 = {{hlist|Diaz|Lennon Stella|Kate York}} | length15 = 3:12 | note15 = with Lennon Stella | title16 = Human Condition (demo) | writer16 = {{hlist|Diaz|Sarah Buxton|Tenille Townes}} | length16 = 2:55 | note16 = demo track recorded by Diaz | title17 = Don't Do Me Good (demo) | writer17 = {{hlist|Diaz|Wadge}} | length17 = 4:11 | note17 = demo track recorded by Diaz | title18 = Get to Know Me (demo) | writer18 = {{hlist|Diaz|Wilson}} | length18 = 3:48 | note18 = demo track recorded by Diaz | title19 = Same Risk (demo) | writer19 = {{hlist|Diaz|Hickey|Jones}} | length19 = 3:18 | note19 = demo track recorded by Diaz | title20 = Weird Faith (demo) | writer20 = {{hlist|Diaz|McKenna}} | length20 = 2:54 | note20 = demo track recorded by Diaz }}
== Personnel == * Madi Diaz – producer, vocals, guitar, bass, synth bass, synth, piano, organ, percussion, Mellotron * Joe LaPorta – mastering * Andrew Maury – mixing * Konrad Snyder – producer, vocals, drums, percussion, "ambient cool shit" * Sam Cohen – producer, drum machine * Kacey Musgraves – featured vocals on "Don't Do Me Good" * Nat Smith – cello, string arrangement * Matt Barrick – drums, percussion * Adam Schreiber – percussion
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRtfgv7yiTSBGiAt32GYRDYBS-Yf4hy4a Official album playlist] on YouTube
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