Suckerpunch (Maggie Lindemann album)

Suckerpunch is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Maggie Lindemann, released through swixxzaudio on September 16, 2022.

Background and production
Following the success of "Pretty Girl", which became a chart-topping success in several countries, Maggie Lindemann no longer wanted to be pushed by her former label into recording more pop singles. Lindemann stated, "I was so young, and being so young, and then put into something where you don't know anything about it, you just kind of listen to what people say, and then it fucks you in the long run." She later stated that the "bubblegum stuff" she did was not a representation of her at all.

Lindemann eventually departed her record label and started releasing music through a distributor to be able to own her masters and have creative control.

On the album title, Lindemann stated that "suckerpunch means 'a series of unexpected blows or punches,' and that's what I felt like it was. It was a series of blows emotionally and mentally", in relation to her disapproval of being in her previous record label.

Suckerpunch was preceded by the release of several singles—"She Knows It", "How Could You Do This to Me?", "Break Me!", "You're Not Special", "Self Sabotage" and "Cages".

Artwork
The album's cover artwork is an image depicting Maggie Lindemann smoking in a small restroom with a sultry look on her face and the surroundings in green light. Lindemann stated that the image was taken in her old bathroom and that she pasted the cutouts from old issues of Playboy on the walls herself.

Music
The album has been described as a pop-punk and rock and roll record. Its sound and lyrical matter has been compared to Created from Filth and Dust by Lilith Czar and Holy Fvck by Demi Lovato. The album's lyrical matter deals with loss, love, anger, jealousy and pride.

The album features guest vocalists such as Siiickbrain on "Break Me!" and Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens on "How Can You Do This to Me?".

The closing track, "Cages", is a "rebellious" song telling people to act without shame and be proud of who they are.

Touring
Lindemann held her first two sold-out headline shows at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles and Mercury Lounge in New York respectively, in October 2022, playing the album in its entirety.

Between September and October 2022, Lindemann also performed at Louisville's Louder Than Life festival and Sacramento's Aftershock Festival, playing alongside popular acts such as Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance and Evanescence.

In January 2023, Lindemann will be an opening act for Pvris on their European concert tour in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, and London. In May, she will travel to Slam Dunk festival in Hatfield and Leeds, playing alongside popular acts such as Enter Shikari and The Offspring. In June, she will perform at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in Nürburgring and Nuremberg, Germany.

On January 17, she announced the Suckerpunch World Tour, her first headlining concert tour, which is set to begin March 21 in San Diego and conclude June 9 in Milan.