Moby has announced his 23rd studio album, Future Quiet, set for release on February 20, 2026 via BMG. Alongside the news, he has shared the lead track: a new version of “When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die,” featuring Jacob Lusk, known for his work with the acclaimed group Gabriels.
The 11-track project is described as a new chapter for one of electronic music’s longest-running and most influential figures. Across modern piano minimalism, immersive ambient soundscapes, and select vocal collaborations, Future Quiet centers on the tension between hyper-connected life and the need for stillness. Moby frames the album as a response to the volume of modern culture, both literal and psychological.
Elaborating on the concept, Moby says, “‘Future Quiet’ is, not surprisingly, quiet. To be clear; I love bombast. I love excess and volume. But as the world gets louder and crazier I find myself needing the refuge of quiet, both as a listener and as a musician. For me, and hopefully for others, ‘Future Quiet’ is a refuge. The world, self-evidently, is more demanding than it’s ever been. The world screams at us, our screens scream at us, other people scream at us, and to retreat from the screaming we need safety and refuge. That for me is the goal of ‘Future Quiet’. Writing and recording it was a refuge for me, and I hope that listening to it is a refuge for you.”
The album opens with an orchestral reworking of “When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die,” originally released on Moby’s 1995 album Everything Is Wrong with vocalist Mimi Goese. The song has recently reached a new audience through its use in seasons one and four of Netflix’s Stranger Things, and its renewed visibility has helped it become Moby’s most streamed track while also going viral on TikTok.
Moby has spoken about the unexpected scale of the song’s resurgence. “It’s reaching hundreds of millions of people annually, which is both wonderful and surprising, especially as it was an obscure song with no drums or bass and was never released as a single.”
For the updated version, Moby recruited Jacob Lusk, describing a personal pursuit to make the collaboration happen after first hearing Lusk’s voice on KCRW. “I first heard Jacob’s voice on KCRW when they started playing ‘Love and Hate in A Different Time’,” Moby recalls. “And, like anyone who’s heard Jacob sing, I immediately fell in love with his voice. After hearing him sing on the radio, I spent weeks tracking him down and begging him to work with me. And, lucky me, he agreed. The results speak for themselves, as his vocals on ‘When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die’ are, I say with something approaching objectivity, transcendent.”
Over more than three decades, Moby has remained a defining presence in electronic music and beyond, with a career that spans multi-platinum sales, production and remix work across genres, and a steady shift between rave-era techno, ambient, orchestral, acoustic, and experimental projects. He has also built a public profile as an author, filmmaker, photographer, and longtime advocate for animal rights, environmental issues, and mental health awareness, often tying his work to broader values and causes.
Looking ahead, 2026 will also bring Moby’s biggest tour in a decade, including a Coachella appearance. He is also set to perform at On The Beach in Brighton, UK on July 26, with additional UK tour details expected to be announced soon.
Moby – Future Quiet Track list
The Opposite of Fear
When It’s Cold, I’d Like To Die (ft. Jacob Lusk)
This Was Never Meant For Us
Retreat
LiEstrella Del Mar (ft. Elise Serenelle)
Ruhe
Mott St 1992
Precious Mind (ft. India Carney)
Tallinn
On Air (ft. serpentwithfeet)
Selene
La Vide
Great Absence
Mono No Aware
