Tapestry

Juno nominees reveal how they find spirituality through music

An opera singer tells us why Mozart makes her want to pray. Arcade Fire's Will Butler explains how he's turned the band's after-parties into informed discussions on social change.
Left to right: Will Butler, Alysha Brilla, Magdelys Savigne, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Leif Vollebekk (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images, Peter Power/Canadian Press, Supplied by the artist, Cathy Irving/CBC)

Guest host Laurel Sprengelmeyer (a.k.a Montreal-based singer-songwriter Little Scream) speaks to some of this year's Juno nominees about the power of music to bring feelings of transcendence, connection and meaning.

Since 2008, Laurel has performed on stage as Little Scream. In 2011, her debut album, The Golden Record, received a Polaris Music Prize longlist nomination.