Madi Diaz

Madi Diaz is an artist who cuts to the emotional core of her own experiences with startling

precision. Her last two albums, 2021’s History of a Feeling and 2024’s two-time

Grammy-nominated Weird Faith, set off a breakthrough for the professional songwriter. These

records won over critics, audiences, and other collaborators with well-crafted songs and a

compelling arc: first there’s the difficult breakup, then a mourning period and slowly, a sense of

reinvention; when love comes around again, Weird Faith seemed to say, it’s worth fighting

through the fear and uncertainty. Fatal Optimist, the Nashville singer-songwriter’s forthcoming

LP, could be considered the final chapter in this heartache trilogy, and also its rawest entry. This

time Diaz is asking audiences to lean closer in to hear what she has to say.