It's rather appropriate, and perhaps no accident, that Metric are named after a system of measurements. Their brand of dance-pop is so exactly produced and performed, you sense that each ingredient was added to only the most carefully considered degree. If the whole process appears a little heartless, it's to the band's credit that it's able to consistently inject these little formulas with plenty of human DNA. The instrumental trio of Jimmy Shaw, Josh Winstead and Joules-Scott Key play it tasteful, spirited and ultra-locked-in, but most of this responsibility rests on Emily Haines' petite but capable shoulders. No sweat--she hooks your ear with take after take of cool, detached, but never disinterested vocals. The opening four tracks are among the best they've turned in so far, making it an end product well worth their calculations.