# Don Walker's Love Songs arrives as his most layered solo work yet **New Music** — On Your Markus **Published:** 7 August 2026 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/don-walker/ Don Walker's fifth solo album Love Songs is out today on 180g vinyl, CD and digital through MGM Distribution. The nine-song collection moves between sparse piano-led storytelling and layered arrangements of guitars, steel, horns and harmonies, with singles including Let's All Get Together, Luck and Breakfast in Paris. Walker tours the album from 16 October across Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Eumundi and Brisbane with support from Jimmy Dowling; tickets available at donwalker.com.au/live. --- **Don Walker**’s  ***Love Songs***, a deeply personal and beautifully crafted 5th solo album, is out today through **MGM Distribution** on 180g Vinyl, CD, and Digital. Across his work with **Cold Chisel, Catfish, Tex Don & Charlie** and his acclaimed solo recordings, **Don Walker** has long been recognised as one of Australia’s most evocative storytellers, and ***Love Songs*** may well prove to be his best yet: *“ … meticulously placed melodic detours make Love Songs an enthralling listen. Yet another masterpiece for the Walker discography.” *– Bryget Chrisfield, Beat Magazine ![Older man in light-coloured suit speaks at microphone whilst formally dressed audience members stand around him on a darkened stage.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/6f670b81-6461-4570-b592-576a74d8f5a3.jpg) In a feature story with [The Weekend Australian’s Culture Magazine](https://us.list-manage.com/MuGi6sfUkzt?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c) out tomorrow (Saturday, 8 August), Andrew McMillen noted that “*Walker has spent more time contemplating the puzzle of songwriting than most, and with greater success than most”. * When questioned on the album title, Don told McMillen that ***Love Songs*** *“suggested itself as a nice, simple title. Maybe that’s a title that every songwriter or singer should use at some stage, and this is mine”.* To stream or purchase the ***Love Songs*** album, click [here](https://us.list-manage.com/sMvUGL4_ucg?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c). The album’s first single, *Let’s All Get Together*, set the tone, combining Walker’s unmistakable voice with a hot tamale performance from the **Suave Fucks** and **The Harmonettes**. Two further video singles have been released from the album - the country tinged *Luck *and the “*classy and filled with gentlemanly longing” **[Breakfast in Paris](https://us.list-manage.com/wNkMGt2sei0?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c)**.* [Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/C5OKrAAHE-Y?si=8pSmwqg0UafcJ1ii) Across the album’s nine songs, Walker moves effortlessly between sparse, piano-led storytelling and beautifully layered arrangements of guitars, steel, horns and harmonies. The result is a record that feels both timeless and immediate — a collection of songs that reveal new emotional shades with every listen. The ***Love Songs Album Tour ***kicks off at Melbourne’s **Memo Music Hall** on Friday, 16 October before heading to the **Eureka Hotel in Geelong** (Saturday, 17 October), **Sydney’s Factory Theatre** (Saturday, 24 October), the **Imperial Hotel in Eumundi** (Friday, 30 October) before closing at the **Old Museum in Brisbane** on Saturday, 31 October. Supporting the shows will be **Jimmy Dowling**. A storyteller who writes with the keen eye of a poet, blending the overtones of a jazz sensibility with simple structures, a conciseness and depth of lyric, space and a natural swing. Sometimes he plays the accordion and whistles. If you don't like what Jimmy Dowling does there's something wrong with you. Tickets to the ***Love Songs Album Tour*** are on sale now from [donwalker.com.au/live](http://donwalker.com.au/live)[.](https://us.list-manage.com/_pMOMrfHc4F?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c) ![Man in dark jacket stands outdoors at night in black and white photograph for "Love Songs" album cover.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/961f448c-f55a-470e-aaf1-fe7fc152a10b.jpg) **Love Songs Tracklisting** Let’s All Get Together Breakfast in Paris Deeper Light Luck Fly Away Could You Still Be Here The Girl I Used to Know It Will Always Be You Darwin **LOVE SONGS 2026 TOUR ** **ON SALE NOW at ** **[donwalker.com.au/live](http://donwalker.com.au/live)** **With Special Guest Jimmy Dowling** **Friday, 16 October 2026** **Memo Music Hall, Melbourne VIC**   **Saturday, 17 October 2026** **Eureka Hotel, Geelong VIC**   **Saturday, 24 October 2026** **Factory Theatre, Sydney NSW**   **Friday, 30 October 2026** **Imperial Hotel, Eumundi QLD**   **Saturday, 31 October 2026** **Old Museum, Brisbane QLD** ![Older man with white hair wearing a dark jacket and light-coloured shirt stands against a blurred background in black and white.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/d4138b57-4779-41e5-b70c-931704807200.jpg) **[Facebook](https://us.list-manage.com/16993CIJuVh?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c)**** | ****[Website](https://us.list-manage.com/18EhqPuIN_O?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c)**** | ****[Instagram](https://us.list-manage.com/18zRq4wzg6u?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c)**** | ****[YouTube](https://us.list-manage.com/sodaUbGA2a1?e=712e79efd9&c2id=64ee7f3c9157cc21652a21ea3c35038c)** ![Black and white portrait of a man with grey hair against a dark background.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/08/0bcf4702-9f7f-415d-9775-8beb3bd1951e.jpg)