Blue Cathedral

This article is about the Comets on Fire album. For the musical composition by Jennifer Higdon, see blue cathedral.

Blue Cathedral
Studio album by Comets on Fire
Released	July 27, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Psychedelic rock, [1] space rock [2]
Length	44:36
Label	Sub Pop
Comets on Fire chronology
Field Recordings from the Sun (2002) Blue Cathedral (2004) Avatar (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Drowned in Sound	9/10 [5]
Mojo	[6]
Now	[7]
Pitchfork	8.5/10 [8]
Spin	B+ [1]
Stylus	8/10 [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[10]
Uncut	[11]
Under the Radar	6/10 [12]

Blue Cathedral is the third studio album by Comets on Fire. It was released in 2004 on the Sub Pop 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. ^[13] 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

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

References

1. Ryan, Chris (September 2004). "Comets on Fire: Blue Cathedral". Spin . 20 (9): 117–19. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
2. Berman, Stuart (November 2, 2006). "Comets On Fire: Psych Band Harmonizes Its Spheres". Magnet . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
3. "Reviews for Blue Cathedral by Comets On Fire". Metacritic . Retrieved July 14, 2019.
4. Jurek, Thom. "Blue Cathedral – Comets on Fire". AllMusic . Retrieved July 14, 2019.
5. Diver, Mike (August 20, 2004). "Album Review: Comets On Fire – Blue Cathedral". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
6. "Comets on Fire: Blue Cathedral". Mojo (131): 101. October 2004.
7. Perlich, Tim (July 22, 2004). "Comets on Fire". Now . Retrieved July 14, 2019.
8. Stosuy, Brandon (July 29, 2004). "Comets On Fire: Blue Cathedral". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 14, 2019.
9. Khong, Rachel (July 30, 2004). "Comets on Fire - Blue Cathedral". Stylus Magazine . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
10. Jean-Pierre. "Comets on Fire – Blue Cathedral". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved July 14, 2019.
11. "Comets On Fire – Blue Cathedral". Uncut (89): 116. October 2004. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
12. To hear this album is to feel like things are falling down on you, and although that can be wearing after a while, there's not much to complain about. [#7]
13. "Comets On Fire". SCTAS. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2007.