[1] Originally started as a club night by ex-NME journalist Nathaniel Cramp in October 2004,[2] it became a record label in 2006 after offering to put out a 7" single for Mark Gardener of Ride.
[2] That year the label released its first album, the UK edition of Unknown Colors by Swedish band Sad Day For Puppets.
[5] In October 2020 the label released a solo album by Andy Bell of Ride, named The View From Halfway Down.
[7][8] In February 2024 it released the first full-length album by London band Whitelands, Night-Bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day.
[9] In 2024 Sonic Cathedral celebrated its 20th anniversary with four concerts in London, featuring artists such as Slowdive, Ride, and A Place to Bury Strangers.