Poor Creature have announced their debut album All Smiles Tonight, set for release on July 11, 2025, via River Lea Records.

The Irish folk trio's upcoming LP has loss and separation as its unifying themes, and has been produced by John 'Spud' Murphy.

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.

The band have also released All Smiles Tonight's first single, 'The Whole Town Knows', accompanied by a music video directed by Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada.

"The video was filmed over a number of years, near to and far from our home in the northwest of Ireland," said the band. "Starring ourselves and many friends, both boxy and round, with special thanks to the pigeons of Sligo."

Poor Creature are performing at Whelan's in Dublin on April 11, featuring special guest Nev Clay.

To mark their upcoming album's release, the trio will also play an in-store show at London's Rough Trade East on July 14.

They are also set to perform at Birmingham's Supersonic Festival on August 31 and at London's Subterranean festival on September 20, supporting Lisa O'Neill.

As announced recently, band members Clinton and MacDiarmada will feature in Dublin folk duo VARO's upcoming collaborations album The World That I Knew.

Poor Creature is composed of Landless' Ruth Clinton, and Lankum's Cormac MacDiarmada and John Dermody. Drawing from their deep roots in folk music, the trio belongs to a new generation of Irish artists who honour their musical heritage while reshaping it for a contemporary audience.

All Smiles Tonight's Artwork 

All Smiles Tonight's Tracklist

1. 'Adieu Lovely Eireann'.
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'.

You can pre-order Poor Creature's upcoming album here.

Tickets for Poor Creature's upcoming show at Whelan's on Friday, April 11, are on sale now, starting from €21.50. For more information, click here.