Special Sauce: August 2025

The newest iteration of my rotating playlist of 15 songs - a little saucy, a little spicy, and always lovingly curated

Aug 22 • 

Katie Hayes

13

5

Does anyone know if this is normal

What it means for Hayley Williams to drop 17 disparate singles in no particular order on a Monday

Aug 8 • 

Katie Hayes

22

5

November 2024

The sweetness made it weightless

I went to New York, and listened to Laura Stevenson a lot, and got pretty sick but I'm still glad I went

Nov 11, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

16

2

August 2024

Short Reviews of Recent Albums #3

Ben Seretan, Kississippi, Angélica Garcia, and a few other releases I've been loving

Aug 15, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

14

2

June 2024

And I said, "Where can I put it all down?"

Re: the 2007 Aqualung album Memory Man, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and the weight of memory

Jun 20, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

12

3

February 2024

For me this is heaven

25 years of Jimmy Eat World's album, Clarity

Feb 26, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

15

3

I've looked at love from both sides now

The MUCH-ANTICIPATED update on my usual Valentine's Day playlists

Feb 14, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

16

1

January 2024

Tour de Austin Venues: The Coral Snake

I went to a doom metal show and loved it

Jan 30, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

9

8

Good & Good Fridays 1.26.24

Chaotic Curation Is My Passion (This one's all music!)

Jan 26, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

6

Good & Good Fridays 1.12.24

Waiter, a bottle of your finest Joshua

Jan 13, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

12

1

Katie's Favs of 2023

It's been a long December and there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last (like... it HAS to be)

Jan 1, 2024 • 

Katie Hayes

13

6

November 2023

Too young to hold on, to old to just break free and run

On Jeff Buckley's Grace, and finding respite in a New York November

Nov 26, 2023 • 

Katie Hayes

37

4