Drew Cooper is instantly identified for numerous qualities—his gritty voice, driven roots-rock, and a bighearted persona that has won him audiences through the southwest. “Coop” finds his home somewhere between southern Arizona and Texas; a Tucson boy laid his hat in the Red Dirt circuit for a while and learned a thing or two from his contemporaries along the way. His upcoming double-album, This Life, is a reflection of these lessons learned along the way—both then and, as the LP’s title would imply, otherwise.