Panama (band)

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
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Electronic, alternative dance, indie pop
Years active	2010 (2010)–present
Labels	Future Classic, 300 Entertainment
Members	Jarrah McCleary Tim Commandeur Tom Marland
Website	panamamusic.co

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]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Certification
It's Not Over	Released: 2 November 2012 Label: Future Classic (FCL79) Format: CD, Digital download, 12"
Always	Released: 3 October 2013[1] Label: Future Classic (FCL98) Format: CD, Digital download, 12"	ARIA: Platinum[7]
Hope for Something	Released: 24 June 2017 Label: Future Classic Format: Digital download[8]

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Album
2012	"It's Not Over"[9]	It's Not Over
	"Magic"[10]
	"Money King" (with Jazzyst)[11]	non album single
2013	"We Have Love"[12]	It's Not Over
	"How We Feel"[13]	Always
	"Always"[14]
2014	"Strange Feeling"[15][16]	Always (Deluxe Edition)
	"Stay Forever"[17]	non album singles
2015	"Jungle"[18]
2017	"Hope for Something"[19]	Hope for Something
	"Undertow"[20]
2019	"Can't Stop Your Lovin'" (with Poolside)[21]	non album singles
	"More Than Friends" (with Andrey Azizov)[22]
	"Drive" (with OTR)[23]

As featured artist

Year	Title	Album
2017	"Waterfall" (Petit Biscuit featuring Panama)[24]	Presence
2018	"People I Know" (Boobox Cartel featuring Panama)[25]	TBA
2018	"Wildflowers" (Zimmer featuring Panama)[26]	TBA
2019	"Hollow" (Hounded featuring Panama)[27]	TBA
2019	"Automatic" (Satin Jackets featuring Panama)[28]	Solar Nights
2019	"Between Us (feat. Panama)" (Hayden James)	Between Us
2021	"Weightless" (Ben Böhmer & Panama)[29]	Weightless - Single
2021	"Rolling Back" (TWO LANES & Panama)	Reflections
2022	"Fade Into Black" (Tinlicker and Panama)	Fade Into Black - Single
2022	"Far Behind" (Nils Hoffmann featuring Panama)	A Radiant Sign
2022	"New Love (feat. Panama)" (Le Youth & Sultan + Shepard)	Reminders
2023	"Left Behind" (TWO LANES & Panama)	Duality
2024	"Don't Let Go" (Keanler & Panama)	ABGT 602
2024	"Love Come Through" (LP Giobbi & Panama)	Dotr
2024	"Control" (Cristoph, Panama & Tigerblind)	Control - Single
2025	"Nowhere to Hide" (Massane & Panama)	Nowhere to Hide - Single