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| Released | 21 April 2023 | |||
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Time Machine is the second studio album by Finnish singer and songwriter Alma. It was released through PME Records and Epic Records on 21 April 2023. It was preceded by the release of five singles "Everything Beautiful", "I Forgive Me", "Summer Really Hurt Us", "Hey Mom Hey Dad" and "Tell Mama".
After a two-year hiatus, Alma started to tease a new single from her new era starting from June 3, 2022. [1] On March 2, 2023, Alma announced that her second studio album will be released on April 21, 2023. [2] Alma unveiled the album's official cover, its title and release date on March 2, 2023.
On Time Machine, Alma pulls her guard down to reflect on more emotionally charged, intimate troubles – her origins, parents, twin sister, relationships, queer identity, pop star pressures and regrets – with a new sound that embraces her spiritual predecessors. [3]
"Everything Beautiful" was released as the lead single from the album on July 1, 2023. [4] "I Forgive Me" was released on August 12, 2022, as the second track from the album. [5] Alma dropped "Summer Really Hurt Us" on September 23, 2022, as the third track. "Hey Mom Hey Dad" was released on January 20, 2023, as the fourth track. [6] "Tell Mama" was released as the fifth and final track on March 31, 2023. [7]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [3] |
| Dork | [8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 6/10 [9] |
| The Observer | [10] |
DIY's writer Otis Robinson wrote that "Throughout [Time Machine], Alma sits within a kaleidoscope of psychedelic Scandipop pop-rock, each track swelling in whispering grandiosity, as if ABBA were put into a melting pot with Elton John, David Bowie, and even a bit of trippy newbies Lime Garden. [3]
Laura Freyaldenhoven from Dork described the albums as "very much brimming with flaming lyricism, exhilarating bridges and the soaring vocals that have become Alma's trademark" and also stated that "Honest and undeniably personal, Alma has created a second album that not only reiterates the extent of her musical prowess but allows us to meet her in a different setting – off stage, "before". Her origin story. [8] Writing for The Line of Best Fit , Emma Thimgren gave the album score 6 out of 10 and commented that "'Time Machine'” as a whole takes very few risks. In comparison to her earlier work, it's too easily digested and frictionless. The album is a great palate cleanse, but hopefully next time we will get that raw energy back. [9] The Observer's Ammar Kalia noted that "[Time Machine] shows admirable maturity for the 27-year-old, but while her lyrics might be more nuanced, the music becomes homogeneous without the danceable thump of her earlier work. [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dreaming" |
| Elvira | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Everything Beautiful" |
| Fat Max Gsus | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Tell Mama" |
| OzGo | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Summer Really Hurt Us" |
| DECCO | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Time Machine" |
| Elvira | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Natalia" |
| Elvira | 2:48 |
| 7. | "I Forgive Me" |
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| 2:16 |
| 8. | "Run Run Run" |
| Fat Max Gsus | 3:15 |
| 9. | "The Cure" |
| Fat Max Gsus | 3:07 |
| 10. | "Stupid People" |
| Elvira | 2:15 |
| 11. | "One In a Million" |
| Elvira | 2:59 |
| 12. | "I Will Survive" |
| OzGo | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Hey Mom Hey Dad" |
| Elvira | 2:54 |
| Total length: | 36:28 | |||
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] | 10 |
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