Musically open-minded Americans with one ear on early Pink Floyd and the other on the sounds of the cosmos. Like prog rock, only better. Recently signed to Sub Pop, who will release their new record, Blue Cathedral, in Sept 04 (in UK, available NOW in the US).

2006 update: following UK shows at ATP and as support to Mudhoney, Comets On Fire will release Avatar, their second long-player for Sub Pop, in August. A bluesier affair than its predecessor, it is nevertheless quite The Rock.

Releases

• Avatar - album, out 07/08/2006 on Sub Pop. 1 review (read/post)
• Blue Cathedral - album, out 13/09/2004 on Sub Pop. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Sat 05 Jul at London Kilburn The Luminaire. 1 review (read/post)
• Indietracks Indiepop Festival, Sat 28 Jul at Ripley Midland Railway Butterley. (post review)
• Tue 29 May at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Thu 12 Oct at Dublin Whelan's. (post review)
• Sun 08 Oct at Glasgow Mono. (post review)
• Sat 07 Oct at Nottingham Boat Club. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 06 Oct at London ICA. (post review)
• The United Sounds of ATP - Weekend One, Fri 12 May at Camber Sands All Tomorrow's Parties. (post review)
• Thu 11 May at London Shepherds Bush Empire. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 10 May at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Tue 09 May at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Fri 21 Jan at London Royal Festival Hall. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 20/06/2008: Comets ablaze, again: West Coasters confirm one-off London date
• 23/01/2008: Howlin' Rain to release second long-player
• 06/07/2007: ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas: stage times revealed
• 06/07/2007: ATP bands do the rounds
• 27/02/2007: Comets On Fire announce one-off UK date for May
• 20/02/2007: Primavera: bill almost full!
• 26/07/2006: October's on Fire: Comets confirm UK dates
• 13/06/2006: Comets On Fire: new album news
• 11/04/2006: Six Organs awaken: new album, London show
• 04/04/2006: Brain meltdown, in your town? Comets On Fire tour

Features

• 06/08/2008: Sub Pop 20: the DiS review
• 30/04/2008: Howlin' Rain: magnificently immediate rock 'n' roll explained
• 30/10/2007: The Weekly DiScussion: cold comfort songs
• 18/07/2007: Primavera Sound 2007: the DiS Review
• 06/07/2007: Sweet dreams or haunting horrors: ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas in summary
• 06/07/2007: The United Sounds of ATP, weekend one, a preview
• 30/05/2007: DiS @ Primavera Sound: the preview
• 18/12/2006: A Review of 2006: DiS is what it's all about, yo
• 11/10/2006: DiS meets Comets On Fire: "A little house party where everyone’s drunk and raging: I love it."
• 17/07/2006: DiS meets Ben Chasny: "Basically I’m lazy, but that’s how I work..."

Links

• Comets On Fire - Comets On Fire's album page thing
• Sub Pop - Label homepage

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