The Best Music from October 2023

About this episode

In today’s episode, we’re discussing some of the best songs and albums that we heard from October 2023. This includes Drake’s For All The Dogs, Sampha’s Lahai, Tobi’s Panic and more.

List of Songs Discussed

•Drew A Picasso by Drake

•Fighting My Demons by Ken Carson

•Satellite Business by Sampha

•Outside All Night by Brent Faiyaz

•& More

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