hot press stated, "...with this debut album julie feeney announces herself as the most intriguing female voice...to come out of ireland since sinead o'connor...for sheer originality, courage and raw talent, feeney deserves to soar above and beyond even the merely excellent". the sligo weekender said, "...the most impressive aspect of feeney's musical spectrum is her voice. with little rivalry for purity, it ranges from infant-like wonder ("judas") to quite sexy and sultry (under my skin)... julie sings "i'm aching for you", just three times on the single, but each one weighs in at 20 to 28 seconds long, a phenomenal achievement for any voice...". the sunday times called '13 songs' "...a refreshingly original distillation..."