Prolapse's Black Saturday was the very first Jetset release. The album did well in college radio circuits and the band ended up on tour with Stereolab. Prolapse's most recent album, Ghosts of Dead Aeroplanes, is a great indicator of their modus operandi-swirling guitar, dreamy keyboards, and then the duelling vocals of a mumbling Mick Derrick and a softly singing Linda Steelyard, which keep the music grounded. 

Firewater is perhaps the "big name" band on Jetset's roster; their second album The Ponzi Scheme hit the top of college radio charts and was picked up by Universal (though it remains to be seen how they faired in the major-label shuffle). The band specializes in gritty rock with Eastern and Klezmer influences-a potentially messy mix, but they pull it off with a swagger best heard on their debut, Get Off the Cross. 

Another successful band in indie circles is Macha, founded by brothers Joshua and Mischo McKay. The band's sound is injected with a base of almost-traditional Indonesian Gamelan music, which they successfully top off with soft, whispery vocals and rock sensibilities. Their most recent project is a collaboration with the now-defunct Bedhead, an EP that marries the two groups' visions wonderfully. 

Two groups on Jetset are duos who specialize in slow-burn torch rock. Elysian Fields, featuring Jennifer Charles (the daughter of a torch singer) and Oren Bloedow (who has played with avant-jazz group The Lounge Lizards), create haunting songs of dark beauty on their new album Queen of the Meadow. Sally Norvell and guitarist extraordinaire Kid Congo Powers teamed up for one album, Abnormals Anonymous, under the name Congo Norvell. It's also a thing of beauty: a slow, almost anguished look at love gone wrong. 

Mogwai, though not well known in North America, gained widespread recognition in the U.K. after one of their songs was granted "Single of the Week" status by NME. Since then, they've released four albums of dissonance, feedback and crashing guitars, mixed with great melodies, and are currently working on their fifth. 

Other great Jetset bands include Kid Silver, Arab Strap, Black Box Recorder, and the Go-Betweens, who just released their first new album in 12 years to great critical acclaim. In short, it would be no exaggeration to say that everything put out by the fine folks at Jetset is worth a listen, something that can certainly not be said of most record labels today. People are starting to take notice too; this past fall the label was honoured with Gavin's College Indie Label of the Year award, rewarded by the respected radio and music trade magazine.