Free Songs: Download 31 MP3s From Spinner's Monthly Mixtape

January 2012 was weird. Newt Gingrich reinflated his balloon-man arms with super PAC cash, Beyonce and Jay-Z birthed the world's smallest overlord and Kim Dotcom became a Internet legend. With ever-growing evidence that the end of the world is nigh, we at Spinner have realized that life is too short to sweat the small stuff. So forget the daily hullabaloo and check out the past month's best sounds and singles in the first installment of our Monthly Mixtape: Each song featured on January's Mp3 of the Day is included in a fresh zipfile below. From Brooklyn darling Sharon Van Etten's rocking 'Serpents,' to the 'Know-It-All' attitude of Radical Dads, we've got you covered.

January Monthly Mixtape: Download
YOURS, 'Spin a Top'
Dirty Three, 'Rising Below'
Gabriel and the Hounds, 'The World Unfolds'
Crushed Stars, 'Brighter Now'
It's Scary, 'Slam Donahue'
Gregory Rogove, 'Jackyl'
Barna Howard, 'Promise I Won't Laugh'
Tiny Victories, 'Lost Weekend'
Dream Brother, 'Pretty Eyes'
We Have Band, 'Watertight'
Kapowski, 'Section 8'
Night Beds, 'Ramona'
Lily and the Parlour Tricks, 'The Good One'
Digital Leather, 'Young Doctors in Love'
Sick Friend, 'The Draft Dodger'
Cursive, 'The Sun and Moon'
Capybara, 'Late Night Bikes'
Run Dan Run, 'Box Type Love'
The Poison Oaks, 'Pine'
Kevin Hearn, 'Tell Me Tell Me'
Radical Dads, 'Know-It-All'
Bowerbirds, 'Tuck the Darkness In'
Laura Gibson, 'La Grande'
Plants and Animals, 'Lightshow'
Lissy Trullie, 'Madeleine'
The Strange Boys, 'Me and You'
Futurebirds, 'Nearsayerfive'
The Dunwells, 'If I Could Be King'
Sad Baby Wolf, '8th Level'
Sharon Van Etten, 'Serpents'
Yukon Blonde, 'Choices'