Tolhurst and Budgie, the drummers of the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees, respectively, wrote and composed the album with producer Lee in Los Angeles.

[3][4] After LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy offered to sing on the album, it was decided to bring on guest vocalists for the whole record.

[2] The song also came with a music video, directed by John Liwag, which was shot in black-and-white and features skateboarders including Mason Silva, punk cheerleaders led by Sydney Love, and Lee lip syncing to Murphy's vocals.

[8] Budgie called the song one of the album's "more existential" and said it was an homage to Philip Glass, Ron Fricke, and Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi.

[1] Tolhurst first moved to the city at a low point in his life after he had left the Cure, and Budgie after his divorce from bandmate Siouxsie Sioux.

[4][3] In 2024, Tolhurst and Budgie announced that they would perform live in the United States in May and June, including a set on May 11 at the Cruel World Festival in Los Angeles[10] and a tour supporting the Miki Berenyi Trio.

[14] Mojo's Victoria Segal wrote that, "Despite its state-of-the-dystopian-nation restlessness, however, Los Angeles already feels like a destination record, Lee, Tolhurst and Budgie putting their decades of world-building expertise to excellent use.

"[15] Record Collector qualified it as a "thrilling" album, noting: "Rhythm is clearly the foundation block, with each track able to go someplace interesting thanks to the dynamic chassis control", with "collaborators bringing a unique character to each song.