It reached #15 on the iTunes pop charts in the week of release and received praise from PopMatters[1] and support from Glamour.

[5] Kaye was involved in the Miracle Musical album Hawaii: Part II, the side project of Tally Hall member Joe Hawley, which released on December 12, 2012.

In 2023, Kaye premiered a one-woman show called Tiger Daughter: Or, How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame at Ars Nova in New York City.

The show received initial acclaim, with Joysauce saying it "successfully flips the familiar Tiger Mother trope on its head" and The Michigan Daily calling it "a relatable, raw portrayal of mother-daughter relationships."

She began playing music at an early age, taking lessons in violin, piano, guitar, ukulele, saxophone and clarinet.