Casino Hearts has been played on NTS shows including Leaving Records, with Swam So Far Out first played on 19 April 2016.

Based in Los Angeles, Casino Hearts are Forest, Nick Minor, and Jacob Rubeck. Rubeck and Minor originally formed the band in Reno in 2013 releasing a number of albums and becoming a staple of the local music scene. When Rubeck moved to Los Angeles, the band went on an indefinite hiatus with hopes to someday make music together again. In 2021, Minor moved to Los Angeles and the two members recruited Forest who would add a pop and electronic sensibility to the band’s indie rock sound ushering the band into a new era. Influenced by the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Björk, Broadcast and Cocteau Twins, their 4-song debut EP, Lose Your Halo, is a sonic quilt of dream pop, distorted guitars and trance-like beats anchored by Forest’s ethereal gossamer voice. It’s safe to say Casino Hearts have found their final form.