Indie rock|France. Their debut release Zeitgeist / Absolute Monopoly was voted Album of the Year in Music Waves' Readers Poll. The name Panem comes from the Latin phrase panem et circenses (bread and games or circuses), an expression that denounced the Roman emperors' egotism: the deliberate use of bread distributions and the organization of games for the purpose of flattering the people in order to attract the benevolence of the masses - which still persists to this day in the Zeitgeist.
To categorize a band is a perilous yet inevitable exercise, to define a musical genre without feeling boxed into it. Our songs are said to tell stories. So maybe that's it: telling stories through music over an indie rock background, somewhat progressive with textures and atmospheres. Panem is the sum of each member’s influences and musical travels, the sum of multitudes.
Our songs are said to tell stories. So maybe that's it: telling stories through music over an indie rock background, somewhat progressive with textures and atmospheres.
