Casey Dienel

My Heart Is An Outlaw

Cat. No. JB272

$ 35.00

DETAILS

TRACKS

Side A

People Can Change
Seventeen
Your Girl's Upstairs

Side B

I'm So Glad You Came
3 of Cups
The Butcher is My Friend

Side C

Turncoats
Outlaws
Junkyard Dog

Side D

Sucker
Tough Thing

RELEASE DATE

10/17/2025

• DOUBLE LP PRESSED ON "SEA GLASS" VINYL
• GATEFOLD LP JACKET WITH LYRIC INSERT
• HIGH FIDELITY 45RPM PRESSING

My Heart is an Outlaw marks a triumphant return for Casey Dienel. 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.

The record was brought to life with an impressive ensemble of collaborators: producer Adam Schatz (Japanese Breakfast, Neko Case), bassist Spencer Zahn, guitarists Carly Bond (Meernaa) and meg duffy (Hand Habits), drummer Max Jaffe, mixing engineer Jake Aron (Solange, Snail Mail), and mastering engineer Heba Kadry (Björk, Sade). Breaking from their usual DIY approach, Dienel embraced the power of the collective — an experiment in trust, connection, and openness.

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