Faith Crisis Pt 1

Faith Crisis Pt 1 is the upcoming third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Middle Kids, scheduled to release on 16 February 2024 via Lucky Number. Produced by Jonathan Gilmore, it will mark a sonic departure from their previous work.[1] The album is currently preceded by three singles.

Faith Crisis Pt 1
Middle Kids frontwoman Hannah Joy holding a pamphlet with the album title on it, looking upwards to her left, in front of a yellow background.
Studio album by
Middle Kids
Released16 February 2024
GenreIndie rock
Length36:00
LabelLucky Number
Middle Kids chronology
Today We're the Greatest
(2021)		 Faith Crisis Pt 1
(2024)
Singles from Faith Crisis Pt 1
  1. "Bootleg Firecracker"
    Released: 30 May 2023
  2. "Highlands"
    Released: 26 July 2023
  3. "Dramamine"
    Released: 20 October 2023

Background and recording

In March 2021, Middle Kids released their second studio album, Today We're the Greatest. It won Best Rock Album at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, and peaked at number five on the ARIA Charts.[2]

Across five weeks from June 2022, Faith Crisis Pt 1 was recorded in Eastbourne, United Kingdom alongside producer Jonathan Gilmore. In these sessions, the band experimented with synths and organs for the first time.[3]

Release and promotion

On 30 May 2023, the lead single "Bootleg Firecracker" was released alongside a music video. Described as a song about "the power, magic, and risk of intimacy", it marked a sonic departure from their previous work.[4] A "nighttime piano" version of the track would later be released on streaming platforms.[5] The second single, "Highlands", was issued on 26 July. The track was musically inspired by frontwoman Hannah Joy's Scottish heritage.[2] "Dramamine" was released as the third single on 20 October, when the album's title, artwork and release date was officially announced.[6][7]

Track listing
Faith Crisis Pt 1 track listing[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Petition" 
2."Dramamine"2:57
3."The Blessings" 
4."The Blessings Interlude" 
5."Bootleg Firecracker"3:20
6."Highlands"3:31
7."Bend" 
8."Go to Sleep on Me" 
9."Terrible News" 
10."Philosophy" 
11."Your Side, Forever" 
12."Your Side Interlude" 
13."All in My Head" (featuring David Le'aupepe) 

References
  1. Breihan, Tom (18 October 2023). "Middle Kids Announce New Album 'Faith Crisis Pt. 1', Share New Single 'Dramamine': Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. Lochrie, Conor (27 July 2023). "Middle Kids Make 'Yearncore' Music on New Single 'Highlands'". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. Stokes, Grace (30 August 2022). "Middle Kids Discuss Recording Their New Unreleased Album, Touring With Friends & Eating Dodgy Pies". Scenestr. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. Deville, Chris (30 May 2023). "Middle Kids – 'Bootleg Firecracker'". Stereogum. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. "Bootleg Firecracker (Nighttime Piano Version), by Middle Kids". 19 September 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via Bandcamp.
  6. Taylor, Sam (18 October 2023). "Middle Kids have announced their new album, 'Faith Crisis Pt 1'". Dork. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. "Faith Crisis Pt 1 – Album by Middle Kids". Apple Music. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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