SPIN’s caravan down to Manchester is departing shortly, and you can bet we’ll be spinning our ’12 ‘Roo mixtape to avoid any uncomfortable arguments over which SPIN Essential deserves more time on the car stereo (Japandroids vs. Killer Mike: This stuff can get dicey). And due to the kindness of the artists below, you can do the same! Enjoy the free download, and be sure to come back later this week for photos and reports from Tennessee!

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