Anderson has released seven independent albums starting with her self-titled album, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, released in 2007, followed by Things People Do (2009), Two Bedroom Apartment (2010), Like a King (2012), The Drawing Back of Curtains, music from the documentary film Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson (2015), The Terrible Dinner Guest (2016), and Live from San Francisco (2019).

After receiving her degree, Anderson worked as a seamstress at an alteration shop and sold handmade handbags and clothes.

After the group parted ways, Anderson decided to go solo, creating her stage name Danielle Ate the Sandwich, posting videos of her original songs on YouTube and booking shows and tours around the country.

[4] Danielle Ate the Sandwich's 2010 album Two Bedroom Apartment reached #5 on the iTunes top selling singer/songwriter charts.

[6] In 2015, Danielle composed the soundtrack to the Emmy-nominated, HBO documentary, "Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson."