Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora releases Aftermath Of The Lowdown, his third solo album, on September 18.

In a departure from his previous major label releases – Undiscovered Soul (1998) and Stranger In This Town (1991) – Sambora has returned to his music roots with Aftermath Of The Lowdown, creating what is claimed to be “a highly personal album that is both raw and powerful”.

Lyrically, Sambora tackles such subjects as divorce, substance abuse, single parenthood, independence and self-reliance.

“A lot has happened in my life over the last 10 years, personal stuff that’s cathartic for me to get out,” he says. 

“Really things that could happen to anybody, but I just happened to be in a band with the biggest concert tour in the world, and in the glare of the public eye.”

The first single, Every Road Leads Home To You, is available as a free download below (email sign-up required).

Full tracklisting is as follows:

01. Burn That Candle Down
02. Every Road Leads Home To You
03. Taking a Chance On The Wind
04. Nowadays
05. Weathering The Storm
06. Sugar Daddy
07. Always Walk Beside You
08. Seven Years Gone
09. Learning How To Fly With A Broken Wing
10. You Can Only Get So High
11. World