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If the reason you want something without lyrics is so that you can focus on other stuff, you could consider songs in other languages. There's so much content out there to explore, and you might be able to find stuff in a genre that you already enjoy. I don't find it distracting, and it's fun finding new artists I otherwise would have never tried.
When I want pure instrumental, I usually go "instrumental {{genre}}" and just save the playlists.
If you like solar fields, try Asura (also on ultimae records)! Also, hinkstep is pretty nice but has vocals some of the time.
Check out ENV -- Some of my favorite lyric-less music. There are a couple of playlists on YouTube with their albums. Firefrost is a good song to start with.
Maybe not quite contemporary, but
YYZ by Rush
Slabo Day by Peter Green
Listened to these two albums today, both fantastic
https://youtu.be/5w6_D-jrt6s
https://youtu.be/2GhWimO54YE
Rival Consoles
Khruangbin
Polyphia is a pretty incredible instrumental band.
I was going to say Polyphia too, they are incredible. I was especially amazed by their song Ego Death with Steve Vai.
Little People
Rival Consoles
I saw you said you like some electronic music, so I'll throw in Prefuse 73 (or really, any of Scott Heren's pseudonyms) and Infected Mushroom. Prefuse 73 has some voice samples but is largely electronic/trip-hop, while Infected Mushroom has a decent split between songs with lyrics and songs without, so I recommend just grabbing an album and picking out what works for you.
Opiuo, Ott and Griz are probably my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJj_4ir12-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cjxNU0S17g
HOME, the anthem of speedrunning is by them too.
Sure, just Odesza we were young Two feet just felt like playing the guitar and not singing Odesza kusangi Odesza koto Brock Berrigan Making Up (70s inspired music) Hippie Sabotage enlightened energy Hippie Sabotage smoke room Hippie Sabotage drifter
Not everyonea cup of tea, alternative/edm but yes let me know your thoughts
Los Bitchos
beastie boys have some really great instrumental tracks in their catalogue
Carpenter Brut. Though I only really listen to the trilogy from them.
stuff i've been listening to lately:
If you like guitar, Tom Anello.
GoGo Penguin is a jazzy trio from the UK that makes midern jazz that is really engaging. I'm really a progmetalhead, but this band is ficking epic.
Bersarin Quartett is another band that I love. It's is a bit tough to get into, but it's really rewarding if you like slowish dreamy complex music. All song titles are in German, but luckily there's no lyrics.
I like listening to foreign language music when I don't want to be distracted by vocals.
The French 79 has some lyrics but is primarily electronic melodies
Lindsey Stirling? Not sure if this is up your alley, but, her music is pretty great.
Also, Two Cellos, and the Piano guys.
Its, not classical. It's all instrumental music, no singing.
Lindsey Stirling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjpOzsQ9YI
Two Cellos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk
Oh, and as a bonus- more of their songs then not, are pretty damn good. I can listen to them non-stop through an entire workday.