Tyler Rhys' Cabinet is the side project and solo work of The Donde Stars' lead guitarist. Me. Home of the more delicate, darker and pretty songs that have gestated out of my former rockier alter-ego. For now I've put distortion to bed, real drums are collecting dust, and out come the acoustic guitars, clean jazzy guitars and some synthetic drums.
"Tyler Rhys deals in impassioned, accomplished indie-punk with an offbeat post-punk undertow and some barbed, socially-aware lyrics. There's a definite post-Manics thing going on here - he seems to be borrowing their trick of writing from a female point of view on a couple of tracks, but it works. The music's never predictable: the cynical sneer of standout track "Plastic Fortune" is smeared over a surprisingly funky guitar line, and an acoustic change of pace later on in the set keeps the audience interested. Damn fine stuff." REPEAT FANZINE Live Review
"Opening with throbbing percussive beats and Manics-style vocals (‘Super 8’), this demo from Tyler Rhys is from the M & M school of music –hard on the outside, but melting and delicate internally. Yet despite his best intentions, Rhys works best when he embraces his inner pop-lover, as on the exquisite ‘Model’. It’s an uber-melodic slice of pop that would make Robert Smith proud, all the while lamenting the modern world’s “vulgar pursuit of pleasure.†GIITTV WEBZINE Super 8 EP Review
"Tyler Rhys has fashioned a uniquely fascinating collection of songs that points to a talented musician and song-smith. His tracks have an off kilter feeling that capture a modern sense of disillusion that exists in the human soul. But the truly superb aspect of Tyler Rhys is the dual nature of his work, in that his music seems to have the possibility of operating emotionally either as they are here with a fuller sound or alternatively stripped down to just him and a guitar. It’s have to say what the future may bring for Rhys as he’s far and above the popular likes of Nutini and Morrison, but one thing you cannot doubt, Tyler Rhys is a recording artist that could produce almost anything from a truly diverse repertoire." GLASSWERK Super 8 EP Review
