Sponsored: Citizen Cope on Thursday night at the Novo

Citizen Cope’s first album in six years is “Heroin and Helicopters” — a title that came from advice once given to him by the legendary Carlos Santana: “Stay away from the two H’s — heroin and helicopters.” The seventh album from the folk-rocker, born Clarence Greenwood, “Heroin and Helicopters” brims with political currency, his characteristic direct lyricism and infectious grooves. Citizen Cope’s tour in support of the album brings him to the Novo in downtown L.A. for a concert on Thursday night.