Kisschasy Return With The Terrors Of Comfort: A Rebirth for Australian Alt-Rock

After years of silence, Australian alt-rock mainstays Kisschasy are officially back. The band returned to national stages in 2025 with new singles — “Lie To Me,” “Parasite,” and “Uncomfortably Numb” — signaling that something bigger was on the horizon. That momentum now culminates in 2026 with the release of their long-awaited fourth studio album, The Terrors Of Comfort, their first full-length record since 2009’s Seizures.

From Hiatus to “Lightning Struck”

The road back wasn’t straightforward. After a scrapped fourth album and a seven-year hiatus beginning in 2015, frontman Darren Cordeux admits, “At first I didn’t want to write new material. Music had broken my heart.”

A late 2024 meeting with bandmates Joel Vanderuit, Sean Thomas, Karl Ammitzboll, and collaborator Jai shifted everything. “The trouble was we knew it had to be great,” Cordeux explains. Then came the turning point: “At some point over the next few months, lightning struck.” What started as a plan to release a single quickly expanded. “We didn’t have a single, we had an album.”

Capturing Chemistry in the Studio

Recorded between Woodstock Studios in Melbourne and Hermon’s Hermit Studio in Los Angeles, the album was created with urgency and intention. The band rehearsed for two days and recorded for five, with Cordeux producing and engineering alongside Richard Stolz. Mixing was handled by John O’Mahony (Hole, Coldplay, The Cribs), with mastering by Ian Sechick.

Rather than over-polish the material, the band leaned into immediacy. “The songs retain a certain spark because we didn’t have time to overthink. It sounds alive, it sounds commanding, and it sounds like good chemistry.” The result is raw yet refined, a record that feels both hi-fi and human.

Growth, Discomfort, and Emotional Evolution

Described as “a sister album to Hymns For The Nonbeliever,” The Terrors Of Comfort explores what happens after the coming-of-age moment. “Comfort, for me, has rarely been a good thing,” Cordeux shares, reflecting on past struggles and personal growth. The album channels restlessness, vulnerability, and the rewards of embracing discomfort rather than avoiding it.

The Terrors Of Comfort is an artistic rebirth. With renewed chemistry and a sharper emotional lens, Kisschasy have delivered what Cordeux calls “the best thing we’ve ever created.” For longtime fans and new listeners alike, this chapter reaffirms why the band became one of Australia’s defining alt-rock acts — and proves their story is far from finished.