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There is more than one artist with the name Lamp. 1. Lamp (ランプ) are a Japanese band formed in 2000. There are three members: Taiyo Someya (染谷大陽; born 13 November 1979) - guitar, synthesizer, vibraphone Yusuke Nagai (永井祐介; born 22 July 1980) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard Kaori Sakakibara (榊原香保里; born 17 November 1979) – vocals, flute, accordion Formation Someya started playing guitar in middle school. In the folk club during high school, he became friends with Nagai through their common love of 60’s music. During college, when a friend introduced Sakakibara to Someya, he decided to start Lamp. On 9 April 2003, Lamp released their first album, Soyokaze Apartment Room 201 (そよ風アパートメント201). Someya has cited manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge as an influence on the first album's lyrics. On 11 February 2004, they released their second album, For Lovers (恋人へ) . Despite selling less than their first album, For Lovers became a fan favorite over the years. On 25 May 2005, they released their third album, Komorebi Dori Nite (木洩陽通りにて). On 7 March 2007, they released an EP, Zanko (残光 ). On 3 December 2008, they released their fourth album, Lamp Genso (ランプ幻想 ). On 4 August 2010, they released their fifth album, The Poetry Of August (八月の詩情). On 9 February 2011, they released their sixth album, Tokyo Utopia Correspondence (東京ユウトピア通信). Botanical House, Tours On 5 February 2014, Lamp released their seventh album, Dream (ゆめ). The album cover was drawn by illustrator Seiichi Hayashi (林静一)