Heavy Rules Mixtape

Heavy Rules Mixtape is an extended play/mixtape by Finnish singer and songwriter ALMA. It was released through PME Records and Warner Music Finland on March 2, 2018. Songs for the extended play were written and recorded in 2017 and early 2018.[1] The extended play was produced by Axident, Hank Solo, Mag, Jason Gill and features guest appearances by MØ, Tove Styrke and Kiiara.[2][3]

Heavy Rules Mixtape
EP / Mixtape by ALMA
Released	March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)
Recorded	2017–2018
Length	20:36
Label	PME Records Warner Music Finland
Producer	Axident Hank Solo Mag Jason Gill
ALMA chronology
Dye My Hair (2016) Heavy Rules Mixtape (2018) Have You Seen Her? (Part 1) (2019)

Background

Alma released her debut extended play Dye My Hair in 2016. In 2017, she was featured on Sub Focus' single "Don't You Feel It" and Martin Solveig's single "All Stars" and released solo singles "Chasing Highs" and "Phases" with French Montana. In February 2018, it was announced that Alma would release Heavy Rules Mixtape the following month.[2] Alma said that she decided to release more music, because "I’m going on tour and I have these festival shows and everything, and it feels super horrible to play these gigs and to have so few songs out".[4] In an interview with Paper, Alma spoke of the recording process, saying:

I think now I've found what I want to do — I've found my friends and the people I like to work with. While I was once struggling with my sound, I'm in a better place than when I started. You can hear the vibe on this mixtape, too.[5]

Critical reception

Heavy Rules Mixtape received positive reception from Idolator, according to which "it goes hard from the opening track and maintains that quality and energy until the final beat"[6] Paper wrote of the release that it is "full-on pop, packed with slick club synths and smart lyrics that build into enormous choruses".[5] Nylon wrote that the EP is "one of the finest releases to come out of the pop scene" in 2018.[7] Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat gave the release four stars.[1]

Track listing

Digital download[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Legend"	Alma Miettinen Hank Solo Andrei Kipahti	Hank Solo	3:09
2.	"Dance for Me" (featuring MØ)	Miettinen Charlotte Aitchison Jonnali Parmenius Andreas Schuller Karen Marie Örsted	Axident	3:35
3.	"Good Vibes" (featuring Tove Styrke)	Miettinen Sara Hjellström Johan Fransson	Jason Gill	3:26
4.	"Fake Gucci"	Miettinen Hank Solo	Hank Solo	3:07
5.	"BACK2U"	Miettinen Hank Solo	Hank Solo	3:58
6.	"Chit Chat" (featuring Kiiara)	Miettinen Priscilla Hamilton	Louis Schoorl Mag	3:20

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	41

References

1. Kinnunen, Aleksi (2018-03-02). "Alman perjantaina ilmestynyt minialbumi Heavy Rules Mixtape tuplaa tähden kappalemäärän – tulos voisi istua vaikka uudistuneelle Saara Aallolle". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
2. Wass, Mike (2018-02-26). "ALMA Announces 'Heavy Rules' Mixtape Featuring MØ, Tove Styrke & Kiiara". Idolator. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
3. "Alma Releases Anticipated Mixtape "Heavy Rules" Today". Pressparty. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
4. Taylor, Tray (2018-03-02). "Why Alma Is Going To Be The Next Big Thing In Pop". Interview. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
5. Moran, Justin (2018-03-02). "ALMA Is a Legend For Life". Paper. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
6. Wass, Mike (2018-03-02). "ALMA's 'Heavy Rules' Mixtape Is Jam-Packed With Bangers". Idolator. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
7. Manders, Hayden (2018-04-13). "How To Party Like ALMA, Pop's Newest Bad Gal". Nylon. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
8. "Heavy Rules Mixtape – EP by Alma on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 2020-03-18.
9. "Alma: Heavy Rules Mixtape" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Alma – Heavy Rules Mixtape". Hung Medien.

External links

• Heavy Rules Mixtape at Discogs (list of releases)