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After finishing a meal at Downtown Los Angeles hotspot Urth Cafe, Katelyn Tarver can’t help but beam. Walking across the street to a nearby industrial loft space, the conversation shifts from her delightful lunch to her budding music career. Sitting down in a patio area, Tarver basks confidently under the California sun as she talks about her plans. Her untitled third and upcoming album, which has been in the works for nearly two and a half years, is finally almost ready to be unveiled to a wider audience. “I’ve always felt like I’ve been more in the music world,” the singer says with a charming Southern drawl. “I actually moved to L.A. to pursue music, and the acting almost feels like a side project. It’s obviously been a huge part of my career so far. But I really have focused on music the past few years to write the best songs I could.”