Maggie Lindemann, courtesy.

SACRAMENTO — Ask rising star Maggie Lindemann who she’d most like to hit the road with, and the 24-year old Texas singer doesn’t miss a beat.

“I really want to go on tour with myself,” Lindemann said. “I really want to headline, really bad.”

It certainly looks to be the trajectory for Lindemann, who’s opened for Madison Beer and will tour with PVRIS in the U.K. early next year. Lindemann cut her teeth on the festival circuit this year and has more of that planned as well. She’s supporting her debut album, Suckerpunch.

“I started making music seven years ago, and I’ve been wanting to make an album for seven years,” Lindemann said.

Maggie Lindemann at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2022. Mike DeWald/STAFF.

The time allowed her to dial in her own musical direction. “Pretty Girl,” from 2016, was a rhythmic mid-tempo pop ballad, a far cry from the pop-punk-inspired sounds that would come later.

“I’ve learned throughout my career to have patience—like, a lot of patience—with myself,” Lindemann said.

Suckerpunch is a fully formed mosaic of Lindemann’s personality, with shades of alt-pop, goth and riff-driven punk. The dramatic “Take Me Nowhere” surges through its melodrama, while the energetic “She Knows It” is infectious. The upbeat “Cages” brings a snarky sarcasm.

The eclectic nature of Lindemann’s sound makes sense, given her scope of influences, which she said is everything from Banks and Melanie Martinez to Evanescence, Paramore and Avril Lavigne. These are the ingredients by which Lindemann created the album.

“My music style has changed a lot, but what I grew up listening to—my influences and who I’ve looked up to—have always stayed the same,” she said.

Lindemann said she was fortunate to work with one of her all-time favorite artists, Sleeping with Sirens vocalist Kellin Quinn, on “How Could You Do This To Me?” The two had been DMing on social media and she invited him to get involved.

Maggie Lindemann. Mike DeWald/STAFF.

“I really liked the song and thought his voice would sound perfect on it,” Lindemann said. “He said he loved the song and would love to do it—it was literally crazy.”

Lindemann said she’s retiring material from her 2021 EP, Paranoia, from concerts in favor of the new tracks. Along with the album, Maggie Lindemann also launched her own record label, Swixxzaudio. While she’s not ready to start recruiting artists, it gives her the independence of calling the shots for herself.

“I’m my own boss. I have a distribution [partner], but it’s really me putting everything together,” she said. “It’s been hard, but it’s been super rewarding just to know that I really am the person’s who’s doing it.”

Along the way, Lindemann has garnered a massive social media presence, including more than 6 million followers on Instagram. She said although the digital space has plenty of pitfalls, it remains the most direct way for her to connect with fans.

“That’s how people get to know you—they get to see a glimpse of your life, and you literally have direct contact with them,” Lindemann said.

Maggie Lindemann performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2022.

So, who would open for Maggie Lindemann on her first headlining run? The singer cites Teenage Disaster and SiickBrain, another of her Suckerpunch collaborators, as her top picks.

“She’s my best friend; we have a bunch of songs together,” Lindemann said. “She’s sick; her music is crazy.”

While she may be only a few months removed from Suckerpunch, Lindemann has already set her sights on the next chapter.

“I’ve already started working on my new album—my next album,” she said. “I’m all over the place, I like to work.”

Follow writer Mike DeWald at Twitter.com/mike_dewald.