''Blue Cathedral'' is the third studio album by

Comets on Fire Comets on Fire were an American noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California, United States. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarist and vocalist Ethan Miller and longtime friend bassist Ben Flashman, who were seeking to create rhythmically ...

. It was released in 2004 on the

Sub Pop Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often ...

label. In an interview, Comets on Fire echoplex and electronics player Noel von Harmonson stated that the album cover art for ''Blue Cathedral'' was a photograph of an elephant that suffered from a disease causing a lack of pigment in some areas of its skin. In 2007, the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.

Track listing

# "The Bee and the Cracking Egg" – 7:45 # "Pussy Foot the Duke" – 5:07 # "Whiskey River" – 7:54 # "Organs" – 1:45 # "The Antlers of the Midnight Sun" – 4:06 # "Brotherhood of the Harvest" – 4:39 # "Wild Whiskey" – 3:00 # "Blue Tomb" – 10:06

References

Comets on Fire albums 2004 albums Sub Pop albums Space rock albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub