Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Scribble, Los Angeles
Join us for the release of Casey Dienel's new record, My Heart is an Outlaw, marking a triumphant return after eight years away. Written across several years and recorded at Altamira Sound in Los Angeles, Figure 8 Recording in New York, and Chamber of Commerce in Vermont, the album delves deep into themes of freedom, queerness, memory, and radical presence. Casey Dienel’s genre-defying work blends adventurous pop, emotional clarity, and lyrical intelligence. Over the past two decades, they’ve built a distinctive body of work both under their own name and the alias White Hinterland, releasing critically acclaimed albums hailed by Rolling Stone , NME , and Spin for their inventive production and compelling performances. Across eleven cinematic tracks — each a melodic treasure and short film — Dienel probes: What does freedom look like when rooted in presence, not escape? “Joy, especially queer joy, is revolutionary,” they muse. “Even in the face of everything else, I wanted to show that happiness is still possible — and necessary.” Tonally influenced by My Own Private Idaho and widescreen pop, such as Born in the U.S.A. , My Heart is an Outlaw is a warm-hearted exploration. Can we love fully without being domesticated? Can we resist cultural scripts by choosing presence and community over self-erasure? As they put it, “The heart has a mind of its own…It’s the thing holding you back that you have to set free on your own time, in your own way.” From the early days of White Hinterland to the lush orchestral pop of their solo work, Dienel has consistently bent and challenged the boundaries of independent music. My Heart is an Outlaw continues that legacy — an unapologetic, joyous declaration of queer love and creative agency. 20$ Doors at 8pm Advance tickets available here !