On June 5, 2024, his 34th birthday, Mustard shared a trailer video of the album on social media, in which he announced its title and shared that it would be released in the summer of that year.[1][2][3] Shortly after, American rapper Schoolboy Q reposted Mustard's announcement on his Twitter account, stating that he had already heard the album and shared his opinion on it: "Heard it. Shit go dumb. LA bout to do it again... LA up this year".[2][4][5] Five days later, Mustard took to social media to share the cover art and release date of the album.[6] On June 21, 2024, he released the lead single of the album, "Parking Lot", a collaboration with American rapper and singer Travis Scott.[7] He released the second single, "Pray for Me", on July 12, 2024.[8] Exactly ten days later, he revealed the tracklist of the album and released the sole promotional single, "One Bad Decision", which features English singer-songwriter Ella Mai and American rapper Roddy Ricch.[9]
Writing for Beats Per Minute in a mediocre review, Chase McMullen wrote that the album "is another collection of crisp, often luxurious Mustard beats" and that "this is music clearly created in an entirely different head space" in comparison to Mustard's previous records.[10]The Guardian's Chal Ravens wrote in a negative review that the album is "an occasionally biographical tale of childhood nostalgia, middle-age melancholy and returning to the church" while stating that "the clicks and claps are too often drowned out by familiar ideas".[11]
Commercial performance
Faith of a Mustard Seed debuted at number 50 on the US Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts selling 18,000 copies in its first week.[12]
