Panama (band)

Panama
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresElectronic, alternative dance, indie pop
Years active2010 (2010)–present
LabelsFuture Classic, 300 Entertainment
MembersJarrah McCleary
Tim Commandeur
Tom Marland
Websitepanamamusic.co

Panama is an electronic musical project from Sydney, Australia.[1] Panama formed after Jarrah McCleary's previous band, The Dirty Secrets came to an end. Panama has allowed McCleary to experiment musically and develop a more electronic, house influenced style.[2]

Panama has seen band members come and go, but is spearheaded by Jarrah McCleary (lead vocals, keyboard, guitar), Tim Commandeur (drums) and Tom Marland (keyboard, guitar).[3][4] Panama's second EP Always (2014) nabbed the band spots on BBC Radio 1, Triple J's iconic Hottest 100 and has had millions of plays on SoundCloud.[4]

The band recorded an EP in Los Angeles and embarked on tours around the world including playing at SXSW in 2014 and Primavera Festival in 2015.[4][5][3]

In 2015, Panama partnered with iconic swimwear brand, Seafolly, to featuring the brands latest design's in the music video for their single, Stay Forever.[6]

In 2020, the EP Always was certified platinum in Australia.[7]

  1. ^ "Always – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Panama Always EP". Happy Mag. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Musical Jungle". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ a b c "Panama". issuemagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  5. ^ Phillips, Nicola (2015-09-15). "Sound of the Week: Panama". Kaltblut Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. ^ "Seafolly teams up with Panama as hot treat". PerthNow. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference aria2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).