"12" marks the 15th solo studio album from Sakamoto and the first of new solo material since 2017’s async. The album features 12 songs selected from a collection of musical sketches Sakamoto recorded like a sound diary between 2021 and 2022 during his ongoing battle with cancer. Each track is titled and sequenced by the date in which it was written, culminating in a collection of music that provides an intimate snapshot into this period of Sakamoto’s life.

Tracklist:
A1 20210310
A2 20211130
A3 20211201
B1 20220123
B2 20220202
C1 20220207
C2 20220214
D1 20220302 - Sarabande
D2 20220302
D3 20220307
D4 20220404
D5 20220304