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The debut album from the Sidekicks' Steve Ciolek.

On the third and final single from his forthcoming debut record, superviolet attempts to outmuscle self-doubt through infectious hooks and graceful songwriting.

We’re only one week out from Infinite Spring, the debut album from former Sidekicks leader Steve Ciolek’s new project superviolet. Ciolek made the album with Zac Little from Saintseneca, a band Ciolek’s logged time in, and so far he’s shared two great singles, “Overrater” and “Big Songbirds Don’t Cry.” Today he’s back with one more preview. “Locket” is a propulsive pop-rock track with a folk-rock spirit; listen to it below.

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Singing over a hypnotic guitar refrain, former Sidekicks frontman Steven Ciolek navigates repressed emotions with calculated understatement.

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)

Earlier this month, former Sidekicks frontman Steven Ciolek revealed a new project called superviolet. He’s releasing a debut album, Infinite Spring, in a few weeks, which he recorded with Saintseneca’s Zac Little and his one-time bandmate Matty Sanders. We heard “Overrater” from it already, and today he’s back with the album’s second single, “Big Songbirds Don’t Cry,” a pretty, gradually escalating number with some impressive lyrics: “...