Moby has announced his 23rd studio album, Future Quiet, set for release February 20th via BMG, marking a contemplative new chapter in the career of one of electronic music’s most enduring figures. Alongside the announcement, he has shared the album’s lead track: a newly reimagined version of his 1995 song “When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die,” featuring Jacob Lusk of Gabriels.
Spanning eleven tracks, Future Quiet leans into piano minimalism, immersive ambient textures, and select vocal collaborations, positioning stillness as both a creative and emotional counterweight to the volume of contemporary life. The album reflects Moby’s ongoing interest in restraint and atmosphere, expanding on the quieter impulses that have threaded through his catalog while sharpening their intent.
“‘Future Quiet’ is, not surprisingly, quiet,” Moby said in a statement, describing the record as a refuge from a world that “screams at us” through constant noise, screens, and demands. Writing and recording the album, he explained, became an act of retreat — one he hopes listeners can share.
The album opens with the orchestral reworking of “When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die,” a song originally released on Everything Is Wrong and recently rediscovered by a new generation through its use in seasons one and four of Stranger Things. Featuring Lusk’s soaring, gospel-inflected vocal, the new version reframes the track with a sense of grandeur and emotional clarity. The original song has surged to become Moby’s most streamed track, fueled by viral attention and renewed interest ahead of the show’s final season.
Lusk’s involvement came after Moby heard Gabriels on KCRW and, by his own account, “spent weeks tracking him down.” The collaboration anchors Future Quiet’s opening moments with a sense of reverence that sets the tone for the album’s inward gaze.
Beyond the studio, 2026 will see Moby embark on his biggest tour in a decade, including a Coachella appearance and a headline performance at On The Beach Festival in Brighton, U.K., on July 26th. Full tour details are expected soon.
More than three decades into his career, Moby remains a singular presence — an artist whose restless curiosity has taken him from punk basements to rave culture to ambient minimalism, all while maintaining a deep commitment to activism and creative access. With Future Quiet, he appears less interested in reinvention than in preservation: carving out space for reflection, silence, and emotional shelter in an increasingly loud world.
Listen to “When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die” (ft. Jacob Lusk) here and pre-save Future Quiet here.
