Coachella 2026 performer Moby announced his next studio album 'Future Quiet,' is set to be released on Feb. 20 via BMG. The lead track is a new version of the Stranger Things hit "When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die" featuring Jacob Lusk, best known for his work with Gabriels
Elaborating, 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 a new orchestral reworking of "When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die," featuring Lusk on vocals. “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.”
The original song (featuring vocalist Mimi Goese) was first released on Moby’s 1995 album Everything Is Wrong. The track has gained a new generation of listeners thanks to its emotive use in seasons one and four of Netflix phenomenon Stranger Things.
After it was used in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, the song has become Moby’s most streamed song and has gone viral on TikTok. Speaking of its success, Moby says, “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.”
A multi-platinum-selling, multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, author, filmmaker and animal rights activist, Moby released his first single, “Go,” in 1991 (listed as one of Rolling Stone magazine's best records of all time), and has since sold over 20,000,000 albums worldwide.
Moby has produced and remixed artists like David Bowie, Public Enemy, Ozzy Osbourne, The Beastie Boys, and Daft Punk. More recent collaborations on his label Always Centred At Night focused on new and established voices including Lady Blackbird, Benjamin Zephaniah, serpentwithfeet, José James and Akemi Fox.
The last year has also seen him work with Russian ambient music prodigy Øneheart, plus remixes from Silver Panda, BLOND:ISH, DJ Tennis, Kiko Franco, Airrica and Kilimanjaro, released on Defected and Mute.
His work has moved from rave-era techno to ambient, orchestral, acoustic and experimental work.
“When I was growing up I played in hardcore punk rock bands, and I DJed VERY LOUD hip hop and house music and industrial music,” Moby says, “but I also needed the refuge of quiet records like This Mortal Coil, The Cocteau Twins, Eno & Bowie’s ambient music, Gorecki, Arvo Part, etc. ‘Future Quiet’ is definitely the product of my influences, as I can't count the number of times I’ve listened to ‘Song to the Siren’ or Joy Division’s ‘Atmosphere.’”
A longtime advocate for animal rights, environmental issues and mental health awareness, Moby often donates proceeds and visibility to causes rather than commercial ventures.
Moby’s influence extends into books, essays, photography and collaborations across film, dance and visual art.
This year will see Moby embark on his biggest tour in a decade including a Coachella festival appearance and a UK tour.
Track listing:
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
The Opposite of Fear
George Paul
