Poor Creature recently release “All Smiles Tonight,” a song off the band’s debut album All Smiles Tonight, available July 11, 2025, via River Lea Records. On the track the band say “This song is about seeing your fella on the dance floor with another woman except it’s 1879. The video, directed by Ruth & Cormac, was filmed in Las Vegas and Sligo”.

All Smiles Tonight will be available on CD, standard black vinyl LP and a special independent record shops DINKED edition neon yellow vinyl LP with lyric booklet and signed print. They are playing album release instores at Rough Trade East (London) on July 14th + Spindizzy (Dublin) on July 12th, pre-order the album from those shops to gain entry to these shows. They have further tour dates in September.

Poor Creature includes Ruth Clinton, Cormac MacDiarmada and John Dermody, members of Landless and Lankum, their sound – particularly in the context of contemporary Irish folk – offers something unique, latest offering and album title track ‘All Smiles Tonight’ is a nod to the influence of American folk/bluegrass acts like Doc Watson and the Louvin Brothers. These shifting sounds are made possible by producer John ‘Spud’ Murphy, who has produced all of Lankum’s albums, and worked with Junior Brother, ØXN, Pretty Happy, Ye Vagabonds as as well as the final two albums by The Jimmy Cake, with whom John has played for over 20 years. “Spud is just incredibly talented”, says Cormac. “He’ll keep sending back mixes, and they just keep on getting better and better. He’s got this attention to detail and ridiculous ears – he’s also pretty patient, which helps.”

“There’s something about the everyday and the fantastical, being entangled, which I think Irish music does so well” explains Ruth. This also sums up All Smiles Tonight, moving through stories and loss and history to create an otherworldly and timeless album for the ages.

Poor Creature
All Smiles Tonight
River Lea Records
tracklisting:

1 – Adieu Lovely Erin
2 – Bury Me Not
3 – The Whole Town Knows
4 – Loreen
5 – An Draighneán Donn
6 – All Smiles Tonight
7 – Hicks’ Farewell
8 – Willie – O

Poor Creature 2025 Tour Dates

July 12th – Spin dizzy Instore, Dublin
July 14th – Rough Trade East Instore, London
Aug 31st – Supersonic Festival, Birmingham
Sep 12th – The Duncairn, Belfast
Sep 16th – The Attic, Leeds
Sep 17th – The Portland Arms, Cambridge
Sep 18th – The Larder House, Southbourne – Wandering Bear Presents
Sep 19th – Strange Brew, Bristol
Sep 20th – Subterranean Festival, London Royal Festival Hall, London
Sep 21st – YES, Manchester
Nov 27th – The Button Factory, Dublin

Pre-order All Smiles Tonight HERE