About This Song
About "California (Originally Performed by Chvrches) (Instrumental Version)" by Backing Business
CHVRCHES' synth-pop shimmer becomes a crystalline maze here. 'California' without Lauren Mayberry's voice is a neon-lit drive through fog: pulsing arpeggios and a steady beat that feels both euphoric and hollow. The instrumental captures the song's tension between escapism and dread, a sugar rush with no crash.