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

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. It was released in 2004 on the

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label. In an interview, Comets on Fire

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and electronics player Noel von Harmonson stated that the album cover art for ''Blue Cathedral'' was a photograph of an

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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

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-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