Entertainment Weekly (9/15/00, p.79)
- "...Full of love in all its aching permutations...GIRL shimmers with poetic imagery and soul." - Rating: AQ (1/01, p.92)
- Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000". Q (10/00, p.119)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...[A] powerful new record that continues [her previous record, WRECKING BALL's] heavy/ethereal vibe....this is contemporary country of a kind never envisaged by Nashville..." Uncut (10/00, p.90)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...A wonderfully emotional and honest record, filled with thrillingly evocative songs which finds her staking out some new, undefined space between contemporary folk, alt. country and alternative rock..." CMJ (10/2/00, p.24)
- "...Spectacular...leading one to wonder why she doesn't write more often - the dozen songs are like a book of short stories..." Down Beat (3/01, p.73)
- 4 out of 5 - "...Her anguished soprano is in fine form, and WRECKING BALL's sonic fabric still prevails: acoustic instrumentation with rock and ambient shards and shadings." No Depression (9-10/00, pp.111-2)
- "...[It] builds its sound from some solid sources....largely midtempo, familiar pop....There are songs that tell stories that jump out at you, and lyrics with traction..." Mojo (Publisher)
(10/00, p.88)
- "...An album to shatter your heart and lift your soul....[Her] greatest strength here remains her voice..." | 
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