After the band's breakup in 2010, Sakamoto began independently producing music, having released four solo albums to date.

How to Live with a Phantom was a significant departure from his former rock persona, described as "soft, groovy, mellow" funk[2] and drew him comparisons to Todd Rundgren.

[6][7] Sakamoto collaborated with drummer Yuta Suganuma and bassist AyA of Japanese psych-rock band OOIOO, handling much of the instrumental duties, to produce his second LP Let's Dance Raw, which released in 2014.

[8] Of his use of the steel guitar on the project, Sakamoto said "Without making it feel too Hawaiian, I wanted to incorporate the damp style of Japanese instruments.

[9] The music videos for many tracks on Let's Dance Raw featured animated water colors painted by Sakamoto himself.