{"id":7321,"date":"2026-03-25T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7321"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:27:43","slug":"arachnophonia-samara-joy-portrait-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/03\/arachnophonia-samara-joy-portrait-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Samara Joy “Portrait”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student manager Susanne (class of 2026) and features Samara Joy’s 2024 album Portrait<\/strong><\/a>. Thanks, Susanne!<\/em><\/p>\n

Samara Joy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Portrait<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Samara<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the mood for something warm, timeless, and smooth on the ears, Portrait<\/em> by Samara Joy<\/a> is the kind of record you can sink into. The album leans into classic jazz tradition with standards and old-school arrangements, but it doesn\u2019t feel stuck in the past. Joy\u2019s voice has this effortless clarity and control that makes every song feel intimate, like she\u2019s singing right across the room from you. There\u2019s a sense of confidence and ease in Joy\u2019s sound and artistic choices that makes the whole album feel inviting.<\/p>\n

Portrait<\/a><\/em> is especially charming because of how personal it feels. Even though many of the songs are standards, Joy approaches them like she\u2019s gently reshaping them to fit her own story and style. The arrangements are rich but never overwhelming, giving her voice plenty of space to shine, and the overall vibe is cozy, familiar, and reflective. I found that it\u2019s the kind of album I like to put on when I want to slow down a bit and just let the music wrap around me. The vinyl<\/a> is available at Parsons Music Library, so definitely go check it out!<\/p>\n

\"Samara-Joy-by-Ambe-J.-Williams\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: Arachnophonia (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library\u2018s collection. All links included in these … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15223,15242],"tags":[61217,232024,232326,232323,232325,232328,232327,232322,15232,120732,232324,230773,230957,231324,232259,231329,230949,232185],"class_list":["post-7321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collection","category-promotional","tag-arachnophonia","tag-arachnophonia-25-26","tag-connor-rohrer","tag-david-mason","tag-donavan-austin","tag-evan-sherman","tag-felix-moseholm","tag-jason-charos","tag-jazz","tag-jazz-vocals","tag-kendric-mccallister","tag-samara-joy","tag-susanne","tag-vinyl","tag-vinyl-collection","tag-vinyl-lp","tag-vinyl-records","tag-vinyl-revival"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bb9Y-1U5","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7321"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7325,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7321\/revisions\/7325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}