I had never heard of Career Opportunities, but in the mid 90's I was babysitting and happened to catch it on TV. The dad I was babysitting for happened to come in right at the part where Jennifer Connolly was riding the toy horse, gave me a funny look and said "what are you watching?", and then grabbed his keys and walked out. I definitely felt weirdly exposed.
My friend went to see The Midnight in San Francisco last year. He said they're criminally underrated. Here's a favorite they did with Timecop1983:
Stumbled across Trevor Something on YouTube today. Really nails that mid to late 80's sound. Full album:
Looked them up after watching that episode. The music is one of the best parts of the show for me so far.
I've been enjoying Revenger today. Dark Synthwave/Industrial/Techno. Plus the background is eye candy.