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==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 63/100<ref name="MC"/>
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="About"/>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jewel: 0304 |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=17 |page=142 |issn=1534-0554}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B−<ref name="EW"/>
| rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="TheGuardian"/>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jewel: 0304 |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=November 2003 |page=117 |issn=0955-4955}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone"/>
| rev8 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Slant"/>
| rev9 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev9score = C<ref name="Stylus">{{cite web |last=Burns |first=Todd |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jewel/0304.htm |title=Jewel – 0304 |website=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=September 1, 2003 |access-date=December 31, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007152952/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jewel/0304.htm |archive-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Uncut"/>
}}
''0304'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 63, based on nine reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/0304|title=0304 – Jewel|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] from [[AllMusic]] stated that "it's the first album of hers that's a sheer pleasure to hear", while noting that "[she] includes a note to her fans, explaining, 'This album may seem different to you,' which is putting it mildly", to convey the surprising, yet pleasing modern sound, and that "she puts herself out on the line more than she ever has, and she's come up with her best record, with her best set of songs and best music yet."<ref name="Allmusic"/> Ron Slomowicz from [[About.com]] declared that "the album is balanced by dance pop that you would expect to hear on a [[Britney Spears|Britney]] album."<ref name="About"/> Sal Cinquemani from ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' was also positive, writing that "the album is more pop than electronica, but it also presents one of the most startling—yet oddly fitting—transformations in pop history"<ref name="Slant">{{cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jewel-0304 |title=Jewel: 0304 |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=June 6, 2003 |access-date=January 1, 2014}}</ref> and also comparing the album to Madonna's ''[[Ray of Light]]'' (1998) and ''[[American Life]]'' (2003).<ref name="Slant"/> Barry Walters from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' agreed with Cinquemani, describing the album as "essentially a wanna-be version of Madonna's ''American Life''" and noting that "she's found herself an artificial flavor that tastes good."<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|last=Walters |first=Barry|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jewel/albums/album/274517/review/5943991/0304|title=Jewel: 0304|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 2, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010214011/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jewel/albums/album/274517/review/5943991/0304|archive-date=October 10, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> A positive review also came from ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'', who wrote that "the tunes are stunning, her voice has never sounded better and she makes serious points few others would dare in a pop context."<ref name="Uncut">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/jewel/reviews/6263|title=Jewel – 0304|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=October 2003|page=114|issn=1368-0722|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807172732/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/jewel/reviews/6263|archive-date=August 7, 2008|access-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> Brian Hiatt from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' opined that the "unexpected dance-pop vibrancy makes it Jewel's best album."<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|url=http://ew.com/article/2003/06/20/0304/|title=0304|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=715|date=June 20, 2003|page=71|issn=1049-0434|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>

The album also received some mixed reviews, with some critics criticizing the change of style adopted on the album. [[Alexis Petridis]] from ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "Like [[Robbie Williams]]'s ''[[Escapology (album)|Escapology]]'', ''0304'' virtually knocks itself out in its attempts to win over the US public", while commenting that she looks "desperate" and "uncomfortable" on the album.<ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/aug/22/popandrock.shopping5 |title=Jewel: 0304 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 22, 2003 |access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> Darryl Sterdan from [[Jam!]] said that the album "isn't going to save her soul—or anyone else's."<ref name="Jam">{{cite web |last=Sterdan |first=Darryl |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/J/Jewel/AlbumReviews/2003/06/05/771159.html |title=Jewel: 0304 |website=[[Jam!]] |date=June 5, 2003 |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202043258/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/J/Jewel/AlbumReviews/2003/06/05/771159.html |archive-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> Caroline Bansal from ''[[musicOMH]]'' described the album as "an enjoyable 54&nbsp;minutes of pop, full of catchy, chirpy songs, proving Jewel's ear candy as well as eye candy credentials. The album could be the soundtrack of a summer's day at the beach, or for getting ready for a girly night out."<ref name="MusicOMH">{{cite web |last=Bansal |first=Caroline |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/jewel-0304 |title=Jewel – 0304 |website=[[MusicOMH]] |date=August 31, 2003 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>