Lindley & Lindley (1998 album)

Lindley & Lindley is the self-titled debut album of the American rock duo Lindley & Lindley. It was released on October 1, 1998 by. It became a sleeper hit, with the single "Care" peaking at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 2000. After the album peaked at no. 3 on the Billboard 200, Lindley & Lindley toured with and.

The album's themes include depression, social anxiety, bullying, Christianity, and sibling conflicts.

Lindley & Lindley has been certified 5x platinum by the RIAA.

Background
Jason Lindley and Tamara Lindley began working on songs together while attending a liberal Lutheran church in. While performing at a open house for in their home town of, they attracted a crowd of people when performing "In Your Dreams, Pinhead". Tamara said that the crowd gathered because their style sounded so "different".

Through extensive promoting, including distributing tapes on consignment to local stores and giving away free samplers of their music, the duo developed a regional following among an audience which backing musician Jack Merick described as "easily amused kids who drank and liked listening to ."

Recording
Jason Lindley, as a fan of, wanted to produce their debut album. After getting a hold of Lanois, he arranged for Lindley & Lindley to record at in,. The duo traveled to Dublin on via  in, , and would record the majority of the album at Windmill Lane, while additional recording took place at.