Poor Creature, featuring Ruth Clinton of Landless, Cormac MacDiarmada of Lankum and John Dermody of The Jimmy Cake, recently announced the release of their debut album ‘All Smiles Tonight’ on 11th July, 2025, via Rough Trade’s sister label River Lea Records. Today, they are sharing the title track single and video, All Smiles Tonight, on which 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.”
The track 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 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.”
Watch the videos for their previous singles, Adieu Lovely Erin and The Whole Town Knows.
Stream the single All Smiles Tonight: https://poorcreature.ffm.to/smiles
The album 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, full details below.
Pre-Order here: https://poorcreature.ffm.to/allsmiles
Forthcoming Poor Creature 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