To Syria, with Love

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Released2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)
Length44:13
LabelMad Decent
To Syria, with Love
Studio album by
Omar Souleyman
Released2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)
Length44:13
LabelMad Decent
Omar Souleyman chronology
Bahdeni Nami
(2015)		 To Syria, with Love
(2017)		 Shlon
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
Paste7.9/10[5]
Pitchfork6.5/10[6]

To Syria, with Love is the third studio album by Syrian musician Omar Souleyman. It was released on 2nd June 2017 under Mad Decent.[7]

In a press release, Souleyman described the album as a "personal ode to Syria" and focuses on his emotional connection with the country.[8] Longtime collaborator, Shawah Al Ahmad, wrote most of the lyrics for the album.[9]

Critical reception

To Syria, with Love was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 70, based on 13 reviews[1]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Crack Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2017
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