Leonard Cohen on long list for Canada's Polaris prize

The long list of finalist for Canada's Polaris Prize were announced on Thursday in Vancouver with Leonard Cohen making the cut among all of the up and comers and established modern artists. The Polaris Prize is given to the album deemed the best of the year by a Canadian artist based strictly on merit and not on genre or record sales. The award includes a $30,000 prize.

Cohen is up for his album Old Ideas and is the only veteran artist to be among the nominees. Popular modern artists also on the list include Drake, Kathleen Edwards, Feist and previous winners Fucked Up.

The long list will be cut to a short list of ten albums which will be announced on July 17. The final award will be given on September 24 at the Polaris Gala.

The nominated albums:

A Tribe Called Red - A Tribe Called Red
Aux alentours - Marie-Pierre Arthur
We're All Dying To Live - Rich Aucoin
Astronomie - Avec pas d'casque
Azari & III - Azari & III
Barchords - Bahamas
The Barr Brothers - The Barr Brothers
Kings And Queens - Blackie And The Rodeo Kings
Hope In Dirt City - Cadence Weapon
Bright And Vivid - Kathryn Calder
Firecracker / Cloudglow - Cannon Bros
Blonde - Coeur de pirate
Old Ideas - Leonard Cohen
I Predict A Graceful Expulsion - Cold Specks
We Have Made A Spark - Rose Cousins
Eliminate The Toxins - Mark Davis
Take Care - Drake
Voyageur - Kathleen Edwards
Metals - Feist
David Comes To Life - Fucked Up
New Wild Everywhere - Great Lake Swimmers
Visions - Grimes
Sound Kapital - Handsome Furs
Celebration Rock - Japandroids
Oh Fortune - Dan Mangan
The Pilgrimage - Mares Of Thrace
MA - Ariane Moffatt
Little Red Boots - Lindi Ortega
Kook Soul - Parlovr
Impossible Spaces - Sandro Perri
Scrappy Happiness - Joel Plaskett Emergency
Death Dreams - PS I Love You
Provincial - John K. Samson
Born To Deal In Magic: 1952-1976 - Shooting Guns
The Other Side of Tomorrow - The Slakadeliqs
Adventures In Your Own Backyard - Patrick Watson
Provider - Bry Webb
Echoes of Silence - The Weeknd
YT//ST - Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Tiger Talk - Yukon Blonde