# Maggie Lindemann
**Maggie Lindemann** (Margaret Elizabeth Lindemann; born 1998) is an American singer and songwriter from Dallas, Texas, based in Los Angeles, known for moving from viral teen pop to pop-punk and alternative rock under her own independent label, swixxzaudio.[1](https://www.liverate.com/artists/maggie-lindemann) • [2](https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-suckerpunch-maggie-lindemann/) She broke through in 2016 with the single "Pretty Girl," which went platinum and reached the Top Ten in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, and Norway.[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/maggie-lindemann-mn0003454669)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, Dallas, Texas; based in Los Angeles[1](https://www.liverate.com/artists/maggie-lindemann) |
| Breakthrough | "Pretty Girl" (2016), platinum, Top Ten in the U.K., Ireland, Sweden, and Norway[3](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/maggie-lindemann-mn0003454669) |
| Chart peaks | Number 4 in Sweden, number 6 in Ireland, number 8 in the United Kingdom[4](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch-debut-album-interview) |
| Debut EP | PARANOIA, January 2021[2](https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-suckerpunch-maggie-lindemann/) |
| Debut album | SUCKERPUNCH, September 16, 2022, released on her own label, swixxzaudio[2](https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-suckerpunch-maggie-lindemann/) |
| Later releases | HEADSPLIT EP (2024); sophomore album i feel everything, October 17, 2025[5](https://www.kerrang.com/maggie-lindemann-interview-new-ep-headsplit-saw-films-horror-lead-single-hostage) • [6](https://www.melodicmag.com/reviews/album-ep-reviews/maggie-lindemann-is-done-holding-back-in-i-feel-everything-album-review/) |
| Business model | Owns her masters; releases through swixxzaudio with distribution via Virgin under Universal[7](https://www.papermag.com/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch) |
## Early career and "Pretty Girl"
Lindemann began releasing singles in 2015 at age 16, after posting singing clips on social media from Dallas.[8](https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/maggie-lindemann-interview-2021/) Her 2016 single "Pretty Girl" was written as a slower ballad referencing her time as a Tumblr phenomenon, with lyrics such as "There's more to me than people know" pushing back against her glossy social-media image.[4](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch-debut-album-interview) When the song was remixed into a synthesized club anthem by CHEAT CODES and CADES, that remix accumulated nearly 840 million plays on Spotify.[2](https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-suckerpunch-maggie-lindemann/)
She was 19 when "Pretty Girl" became a chart success in Europe, and her label at the time, 300 [Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment), pushed her to record more pop singles to keep up the momentum.[4](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch-debut-album-interview) In interviews she has described this period as a mismatch with her intentions: she had started out making alternative pop and wanted an edgier sound, but the label favored what was already working.[4](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch-debut-album-interview) Her last release via 300 was 2019's "Friends Go."[9](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maggie-lindemann-paranoia-interview-26035/)
## Malaysia detention
In 2019, while performing at a club in [Kuala Lumpur](https://www.edgepedia.org/kuala-lumpur) on the first show of a headlining tour, Lindemann was pulled off the stage and arrested by Malaysian police because the necessary permits for a foreign artist to perform were not in order; Malaysia's Consul General in Los Angeles said she had misused a social visit pass under which no employment can be undertaken.[9](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maggie-lindemann-paranoia-interview-26035/) She estimates she was held for about 24 hours, separated from her team, strip-searched, and held in a cell with other women before being released; she then spent several days in a hotel before being allowed to leave the country.[9](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maggie-lindemann-paranoia-interview-26035/) She has described the experience as a turning point in her decision to make only music she wanted to make.[9](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maggie-lindemann-paranoia-interview-26035/)
## PARANOIA and the turn to pop-punk
After leaving her label, Lindemann released her debut EP, PARANOIA, in January 2021, an eight-track set drawing on rock's alternative, pop-punk, and nu-metal subgenres.[9](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maggie-lindemann-paranoia-interview-26035/) "Knife Under My Pillow," the opening track, was inspired by the nights following her detention in Malaysia, when she slept with a knife under her pillow; "GASLIGHT!" features guest screams from her friend Siiickbrain, and "Love Songs" is an acoustic ballad.[9](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maggie-lindemann-paranoia-interview-26035/) She has said the EP came easily and gave her the confidence to make a full album.[4](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch-debut-album-interview)
## SUCKERPUNCH
Her debut album, SUCKERPUNCH, arrived on September 16, 2022 via her own independent label, swixxzaudio.[2](https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-suckerpunch-maggie-lindemann/) The 15-track record, written over about a year, mixes pop-punk with metal, cinematic elements, and hyperpop, and includes features from Siiickbrain and Kellin Quinn of Sleeping With Sirens on "how could you do this to me?"[4](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch-debut-album-interview) • [10](https://offtherecordpress.com/album-reviews/2022/9/28/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch) The album also draws on queer themes: Lindemann came out as bisexual in 2016, and "she knows it" describes pining after a girl who has a boyfriend.[7](https://www.papermag.com/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch) Reviewers received it as a solid debut; Bring the Noise UK scored it 8.5 out of 10 and highlighted "take me nowhere," "self sabotage," and "hear me out."[11](https://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/202209/reviews/music-reviews/album-review-maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch)
The album also marked her shift from a longtime opening act for [Sabrina Carpenter](https://www.edgepedia.org/sabrina-carpenter), The Vamps, and [Madison Beer](https://www.edgepedia.org/madison-beer) to a headliner.[12](https://www.spinmagazine.com/2022/11/maggie-lindemann-interview/)
## HEADSPLIT and i feel everything
In January 2024 Lindemann announced the HEADSPLIT EP, led by the single "Hostage," with a cover showing her wearing a bear trap inspired by the Saw films; she described the title as her head being split between opposing emotions.[5](https://www.kerrang.com/maggie-lindemann-interview-new-ep-headsplit-saw-films-horror-lead-single-hostage) The eight-track project, which she wrote entirely herself, followed PARANOIA and SUCKERPUNCH.[13](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/12100172-maggie-lindemann?came_from=6000)
Her sophomore album, i feel everything, was released on October 17, 2025. It runs 16 songs and about 46 minutes, and its singles were "one of the ones," "spine," and "2022," the last a collaboration with Julia Wolf.[6](https://www.melodicmag.com/reviews/album-ep-reviews/maggie-lindemann-is-done-holding-back-in-i-feel-everything-album-review/) • [14](https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-feel-everything-mw0004605356) Reviewers placed it on the hyperpop side of her catalog while noting she remains unconventional and alternative.[15](https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/maggie-lindemann-i-feel-everything/)
## Live performance and touring
In 2026 she toured the i feel everything album internationally, with dates including [Forum Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/forum-theatre) in Melbourne on May 15 and The Tivoli in Brisbane on May 17; her setlists mixed new material with earlier songs such as "Crash and Burn," "Scissorhands," and "Knife Under My Pillow."[16](https://www.jambase.com/band/maggie-lindemann) Aggregating 10 critic concert reviews, LiveRate rates her an enjoyable live performer with a live rating of 74 out of 100, and reports that her concerts usually last around 40 minutes.[1](https://www.liverate.com/artists/maggie-lindemann)
## References
1. [Maggie Lindemann - Live Tour & Concert Review Consensus, LiveRate](https://www.liverate.com/artists/maggie-lindemann)
2. [ALBUM REVIEW: SUCKERPUNCH - Maggie Lindemann, Distorted Sound Magazine](https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-suckerpunch-maggie-lindemann/)
3. [Maggie Lindemann - Biography, Discography, Albums & Expert Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/maggie-lindemann-mn0003454669)
4. [Maggie Lindemann Finds Her Pop-Punk Sound On 'SUCKERPUNCH', Nylon](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch-debut-album-interview)
5. [Maggie Lindemann: "I'm going through life changes and trying to reinvent myself", Kerrang!](https://www.kerrang.com/maggie-lindemann-interview-new-ep-headsplit-saw-films-horror-lead-single-hostage)
6. [Maggie Lindemann is done holding back in 'i feel everything' - Album Review, Melodic Magazine](https://www.melodicmag.com/reviews/album-ep-reviews/maggie-lindemann-is-done-holding-back-in-i-feel-everything-album-review/)
7. [Maggie Lindemann Destroys Genre on "SUCKERPUNCH", PAPER Magazine](https://www.papermag.com/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch)
8. [Maggie Lindemann Interview - Paranoia EP, "Knife Under My Pillow", Songwriter Universe](https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/maggie-lindemann-interview-2021/)
9. [The Metamorphosis of Maggie Lindemann, Rolling Stone Australia](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maggie-lindemann-paranoia-interview-26035/)
10. [Album Review: Maggie Lindemann - SUCKERPUNCH, Off the Record Press](https://offtherecordpress.com/album-reviews/2022/9/28/maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch)
11. [ALBUM REVIEW: Maggie Lindemann - SUCKERPUNCH, Bring the Noise UK](https://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/202209/reviews/music-reviews/album-review-maggie-lindemann-suckerpunch)
12. [How Maggie Lindemann Pivoted From Pop Star to Pop Punk, SPIN](https://www.spinmagazine.com/2022/11/maggie-lindemann-interview/)
13. [Maggie Lindemann Concerts & Live Tour Dates, Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/12100172-maggie-lindemann?came_from=6000)
14. [I feel everything - Maggie Lindemann, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-feel-everything-mw0004605356)
15. [Album Review: Maggie Lindemann - i feel everything, New Noise Magazine](https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/maggie-lindemann-i-feel-everything/)
16. [Maggie Lindemann Tour Dates, Jambase](https://www.jambase.com/band/maggie-lindemann)
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