Denver Band Records in Trinidad, Releases Limited Cassette LP

A new local footnote in the indie music scene arrived in Las Animas County when Denver band Fainting Dreams released You Can Be Anything on November 19, 2025. The six song cassette LP, recorded in a Trinidad church space, runs just over 34 minutes and was pressed in small quantities across three tape variants. The release was issued through Softseed Music and Zegema Beach Records and was reported in a short staff item by The Chronicle News.

The recording's Trinidad setting matters beyond sound. Using a church space for tracking brought a production project into the county, creating short term economic activity from space rental, local transportation and incidental vendor spending. For a rural area with a small population base, even limited creative productions generate income for local property owners and service providers, and they widen the county's cultural footprint in regional music networks.

From a market perspective the cassette format and small press run are part of the economics of independent music. Physical scarcity, here produced by small quantities and three distinct tape variants, is a deliberate strategy to target collectors and dedicated fans while containing upfront costs. The six song, 34 minute runtime positions the release between an extended single and a full length album, a format that can reduce studio time and mixing expenses while maintaining artistic cohesion.

Culturally, the project underscores how unconventional venues such as churches can function as recording spaces that complement formal studios. For Trinidad and Las Animas County the example may encourage other performers and small labels to consider local sites for sessions, community concerts and pop up events. That could matter for long term local economic trends if music related visits and small scale tourism generate repeat business for lodging, dining and retail in the county seat.

The Chronicle News article page supplies additional local context and information on where residents and collectors can look for copies or listen, which may include label storefronts or linked streaming options. For those tracking regional creative economies the collaboration between a Denver band and two independent labels demonstrates how rural places can plug into broader distribution and promotional networks without large scale infrastructure.

Local leaders weighing cultural and economic development options may find small targeted support for arts spaces, streamlined permitting for music events, and promotion of unique venues to be a cost effective complement to traditional economic initiatives. For residents the release is a tangible sign that Las Animas County remains on the map for creative projects that blend artistic aims with modest economic returns.