Decibully Wows Chicago Crowd With New Material

Posted on Jan 22nd 2010 12:00PM by Anna Deem
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They may not play much outside their hometown of Milwaukee or its neighboring states anymore, but Decibully still came across as a road-tested force to be reckoned with during their headlining show at Schubas in Chicago on Thursday night. The show marked their first appearance in Chicago since releasing their fourth album, 'World Travels Fast,' in December.

Spanning their entire discography, Decibully transitioned from song to song without hesitation, turning their set into a fluid stream of music, rather than a start-stop, banter-reliant performance. Proving themselves to be masters of the soft-to-loud dynamic, singer/guitarist William Seidel led his five bandmates from melodic songs like 'Sing Out! Sing Out! Sing Out!' into louder, catchier songs like 'Penny, Look Down.'

The attentive crowd hung on every note of the newer songs, nodding along enthusiastically to 'Don't Believe the Hype' and watching in awe as lead single, 'Somewhere in the World' turned into a maelstrom of vocal harmonies and ringing guitars before leading directly into 'Let's Not Fight.' The highlight of Decibully's set though came during another new song, 'Broken Glass,' as the clinking of bottles next to the bar died down and the room grew close to silent as Seidel started the song by singing and softly strumming his acoustic guitar. Immediately following, Decibully launched into 'Megan & Magill' from 2005's 'Sing Out America.' Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Weber stood up and joined drummer Aaron Vold in percussion by banging along on a snare drum. As the song wound down, each member set down their respective instrument and clapped along to finish out their set for the night.

Although fans were left wondering what would happen to Decibully after they parted ways with Polyvinyl Records before the release of their newest album, it's clear after their performance at Schubas that they're doing just fine on their own.