{"id":208743,"date":"2022-11-03T00:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/?p=208743"},"modified":"2022-11-03T00:42:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T23:42:12","slug":"munros-about-you-added-to-spotify-viral-50-usa-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/de\/munros-about-you-added-to-spotify-viral-50-usa-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"munro&#8217;s &#8222;About You&#8220; added to Spotify Viral 50 USA charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&#8222;About You&#8220; by <strong>munro<\/strong> added to Spotify Viral 50 USA charts<\/h2>\n<p>Wistful Electronic producer <strong>munro<\/strong> released his latest single <strong><em>\u2018About You\u2019<\/em><\/strong> on the 28th of October via <strong>Quality Goods Records<\/strong>. The song premiered on <strong>CLASH Magazine <\/strong>and follows the release of <strong><em>\u2018Better Off Not Knowing\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>\u2018Ever Day (Is Always The Same)&#8216;<\/em><\/strong>, which were shared under the producer\u2019s new alias, where he explores new genre territory, specifically UK Garage and Indie Pop. He has earned significant support from tastemaker publications such as <strong>This Song Is Sick, Dancing Astronaut, Earmilk, EDM Identity, FUXWITHIT<\/strong>, and<strong> Acid Stag<\/strong>. On airwaves, his music has been played by <strong>ABC<\/strong>\u2019s<strong> triple j unearthed <\/strong>and has been featured on numerous <strong>Apple podcasts<\/strong> hosted by industry legends such as <strong>Alison Wonderland, Slander <\/strong>&amp;<strong> NGHTMRE <\/strong>and<strong> Zeds Dead<\/strong>. On<strong> Spotify<\/strong>, he was added to the<strong> Viral 50 USA charts <\/strong>as well as the<strong> creamy <\/strong>editorial playlist, while on YouTube he has been featured, multiple times, on the heavyweight channel <strong>Trap Nation <\/strong>in addition to appearing on <strong>AllTrapMusic<\/strong> and <strong>All Things Trap <\/strong>among others, helping him reach over <strong>15 million streams<\/strong> across platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Native to Auckland, New Zealand, Ian Munro is only just beginning his journey under the <strong>munro <\/strong>alias. The producer has spent the past half-decade refining his sound and honing his charisma on stage, playing sold-out shows alongside Trap legend <strong>UZ<\/strong> at <strong>SXSW<\/strong> and <strong>Quality Goods Records<\/strong>\u2019 LA showcase. Along the way, he has gained recognition from some of the industry&#8217;s most prominent acts, namely <strong>Diplo<\/strong>, <strong>Skrillex, Hardwell, RL Grime, San Holo <\/strong>and more. Taking his inspiration from the likes of <strong>Fred Again.., Four Tet <\/strong>and<strong> Lapalux<\/strong>, the producer\u2019s sound touches on aspects of <strong>FLUME, ODESZA<\/strong> and<strong> Ross From Friends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In an ocean of haunting nostalgia, <strong><em>\u2018About you\u2019<\/em><\/strong> swims through wave after wave of warm memory, pulsating to the rhythm of the downbeat. Each brittle vocal shard floats like a mote of dust caught in a sunbeam. Suspended, they begin plummeting into a pool of glittering synths, floating on the oscillating currents of <strong>munro<\/strong>\u2019s immaculate production.<\/p>\n<p><strong>munro<\/strong> was added to the spotify playlist <strong>Viral 50 USA<\/strong> charts as well as the creamy editorial playlist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>munro<\/strong> describes the emotions that stimulated his creativity: <em>\u201cThere&#8217;s a really bold, assertiveness in the vocals that just floors me, and it really set the scene for the writing process. It doesn&#8217;t feel as hopelessly melancholic as, I guess I typically lean into, but it still maintains a level of, albeit, sobering sadness to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8222;About You&#8220; by munro added to Spotify Viral 50 USA charts Wistful Electronic producer munro released his latest single \u2018About You\u2019 on the 28th of October via Quality Goods Records. 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