Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Their former retail store was located on Wilson Street, near James Street North. The label has put out releases by bands including Tristan Psionic, Sianspheric, Shallow North Dakota, Eric's Trip, Hayden, Chore, Frank Black and the Catholics, A Northern Chorus, Raising the Fawn, Teenage Head, and Voivod.
Headquarters, on Wilson Street, downtown Hamilton, Ontario
Charles Michael Kittridge ThompsonĀ IV is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is the frontman of the alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with record label 4AD and one with American Recordings, he left the label and formed a new band, Frank Black and the Catholics. He re-adopted the name Black Francis in 2007.
Francis playing at Positivus Festival 2017
Black Francis with the Pixies in Barcelona.
Francis performing in Stockholm, 2009
Thompson's singing style was critical in creating the sound of Pixies.