[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.