Walk This Road is the sixteenth studio album by the American rock band the Doobie Brothers. It was released on June 6, 2025, on Rhino Records.
Songs.
"Lahaina" is an ode to Lahaina, a town in Hawaii that was affected by the 2023 Hawaii wildfires.
Promotion.
The album was announced on December 30, 2024, on the band's social media profiles. The album was previewed by three tracks, the first being "Lahaina" in 2023. The title track and "Call Me" were previewed in 2025. The album will be followed by a tour that will run through summer 2025, starting on August 4, 2025, and ending September 19, 2025. The band will be one of the support acts for Electric Light Orchestra during ELO's BST Hyde Park 2025 performance.
Reception.
"Rolling Stone" critic Sage Anderson states that the title track "embodies a sense of hope and togetherness, in terms of searching for the right path forward."
"Classic Rock" magazine critic John Aizlewood stated that it "is an album as full of joy as it is of craft. Sixteen albums in, they're still not letting themselves down." "AllMusic" critic Mark Deming called it an "album that honors the band's rocking spirit while making room for McDonald's soul-satisfying vocal style."