Tycho, the electronic project of Scott Hansen, has collaborated with Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard for a lush, synthy new single, “Only Love.” Gibbard’s distinct vocals are as refreshing as ever, and the lyrics are familiarly high-stakes in the context of romance: “Only love will save this place,” he repeats.

Read what Hansen said about the song:

I had been a fan of Ben’s work for a long time when, in 2016, I had the chance to do a remix for Death Cab for Cutie’s track ‘The Ghosts of Beverly Drive. Ben’s voice was a very inspiring element to work with from a production standpoint, I felt it really meshed well with the kinds of sounds and instrumentation I gravitate towards. ‘Only Love’ started life as an instrumental, but something was missing. I sent a rough demo to Ben and he recorded some vocals over it. The first time I heard the rough vocals the whole song suddenly made sense and the arrangement flowed out of that. After my early experimentations with vocals on Weather this felt like a great opportunity to put everything I had learned during that process into practice. It was certainly an honor to be able to work with such an iconic voice.

Gibbard added:

In 2014 while reading ‘This Changes Everything: Capitalism and The Climate’ by Naomi Klein, I came across a quote from Montanan goat rancher and environmentalist Alexis Bonogofsky that moved me immensely,” says Gibbard. “Speaking about the fight to protect public lands in southeastern Montana from the mining company Arch Coal, she said: ‘(The) connection to this place and the love people have for it, that’s what Arch Coal doesn’t get. They underestimate that. They don’t understand it so they disregard it. And that’s what in the end will save that place. It’s not the hatred for the coal companies, or anger, but love will save that place.’

Listen to “Only Love” below.

“Only Love” is out now via Mom + Pop/Ninja Tune.