A song simple in its message but nuanced in its delivery, “Brand New Colony” is Gibbard’s profession to his love that he will be everything they need, and that they should leave the cynicism and sadness of their current lives behind.

Unabashedly un-ironic and idealistic, Gibbard’s prose and metaphors paint a picture of youthful idealism and young love trying to dream a way out of the strife of daily life.