Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[4]
Exclaim!	7/10[5]
musicOMH	[6]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[7]

Upon its release, Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 9 reviews.[2] Allmusic critic Fred Thomas wrote: "While there's no clear mission statement or overarching theme to the album, the group's collective energy is exciting and propulsive throughout, sounding very much like a group of close friends ecstatically pushing each other into uncharted musical territory."[3] Drowned in Sound's Russel Warfield described the album's content as "music with a strong pulse that also whispers its truths close to your ear, like an intimate conversation at the back of a booming dance club."[5] musicOMH critic Eric Hill stated: "In many ways it offers lessons in collaborative best practice, with individual sonic identities preserved, yet with a willingness to divert from usual methods on both sides proves it’s much more than just a stop-gap in between their respective next albums."[6]

Stuart Berman of Pitchfork stated: "Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart does leave you wondering what more the two entities could have accomplished had they worked on this for more than a week."[7] Joe Banks of The Quietus commented: Suuns And Jerusalem In My Heart is more than just a stopgap or indulgence, and with those first three tracks in particular, it pulls off a convincing and vital meld of contrasting cultural and sonic palettes. Banks further added: "And if not all of these experiments work, it's nevertheless proof once again of the myriad musical possibilities out there in the world just waiting to be brought into existence."[8] The New York Times' John Pareles wrote: "Whether they are paced by programmed beats, guitars or both, and whether they lean toward rock, techno or vintage electronic Minimalism, the tracks are headed somewhere urgent."[9]

Drowned in Sound critic Russel Warfield was mixed in his assessment of the album, writing: "The comparative simplicity of these songs makes this a more of a compelling curiosity piece, rather than the explosively satisfying--potentially classic--albums that both of these bands have in them as separate artists."[4]

All tracks are written by Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart.

1. "2amoutu 17tirakan" — 6:15
2. "Metal" — 3:50
3. "Seif" — 3:42
4. "In Touch" — 5:48
5. "Gazelles In Flight" — 5:13
6. "Leyla" — 2:03
7. "3attam Babey" — 8:44

Suuns

• Ben Shemie — vocals, guitar
• Joe Yarmush — guitar, bass, layout, artwork
• Max Henry — keyboards, bass
• Liam O'Neill — drums

Jerusalem in My Heart

• Radwan Ghazi Moumneh — vocals, instruments, production, mixing

Other personnel

• Ryan Morey — mastering

• Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart at Discogs (list of releases)