"Havens Dumb" is the welcome return of acclaimed Victorian band Augie March, their first album since "Watch Me Disappear" in 2008. The melodic and lyrical skills of the band have only been sharpened in the intervening years. There's a sense of adventure, and a heightened level of ambition on this captivating collection of new songs. Lead singer Glenn Richards draws on themes of “time passing, loss, dislocation, distance, new hope and healthy anger” as the entire band play layered compositions of atmospheric pop, and understated, elegaic rock.