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26 May 2026

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Ironik

No Point in Wasting Tears

Re-release of London-based DJ's first album

Label: Asylum
UK Release date: 11/05/2009

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4.0 | The Guardian

Inarticulate schmaltz is the order of the day... No Point in Wasting Tears is far from a high point in British urban music.
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