Imagine the Beatles grew up in the Pacifics, listening to the music of Steely Dan, Morrissey, Interpol, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, and spending their evenings at the cinema watching some old obscure films.

SORE is a Jakarta-based indie band whose musical eclecticism makes a simple comparison almost impossible. Their music is a curious blend of traditional pop song-writings and mood explorations, ranging from the calmest whisper to the Wagnerian exuberance of the horn sections and fuzz guitars.  

They released their full-length debut album Centralismo (Aksara Records) in the summer of 2005, which was in part became their tribute to Central Jakarta, where most of the members grew up. The music varied greatly from track to track as each member contributed lead singings and song-writings in this album. Their somewhat vintage instrumentation, like the use of vibraphones, mellotron, and horn section might create a reminiscence of the popular music golden era in the 50's, 60's and 70's.  

The Time Magazine Asia acknowledged “CENTRALISMO” as "One of Five Asian Albums Worth Buying", and Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine placed it the 40th in "150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time".  

Now after working their materials for more than a year, they are back with their second album entitled Ports of Lima (Aksara Records - 2008) which The Rolling Stone Indonesia recently voted it as the Best Album of 2008.