Casey Dienel
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About
American singer-songwriter and musician. She released her debut album, Wind-Up Canary, in 2006 on Hush Records. She has also performed and recorded as White Hinterland. She plays piano, keyboards and ukulele. She has 10,000 followers on Facebook and 1,000 on Instagram.
Before Fame
She took her first piano lessons at age four, and at 14 began writing her own pop songs. While in high school, she formed a short-lived band named The Bong Loads. She spent two years at the New England Conservatory of Music.
Trivia
The song "Icarus" from her White Hinterland album was selected by Revlon to be used in their 2010 commercial for Just Bitten Lip Stain, starring Jessica Biel and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Later the same year, the song was featured in an episode of "Pretty Little Liars," as well the fashion show of the winner of the Project Runway season 8 finale, Gretchen Jones.
Family Life
She was born in Scituate, Massachusetts and grew up there. Her father played in several bands in the 70s.
Associated With
Her music bears similarity to that of Fiona Apple, Beth Orton, Lykke Li, and St. Vincent.
