Reportedly, Foxygen frontmen Sam France and Jonathan Rado aren’t too fond of each other; a touring member revealed in a blog post that the duo possessed “no friendship at all, just contracts that needed to be fulfilled.” Such evidence of the band being in turmoil came as distressing news given the excellence of 2013’s We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic.

However, Foxygen’s follow-up, …And Star Power (Jagjaguwar) indicates that the internet might have been full of it. Take a gander at the record itself; over the course of four sides and 24 songs, this double album shows Foxygen doing not only what it does best but also, well, sort of whatever it wants. It’s the hefty second edition of the Foxygen psych-pop adventure splattered with ideas.

“Indulgent” is one word that’s been thrown around regarding Foxygen’s newest vision, and I’m inclined to say that’s accurate. Their indulgence comes in the form of Star Power, the alter-ego band that, as Rado has explained, takes over Foxygen part way through the album. Among its sprawl of sounds, only the felicitously entitled “The Hits and Star Power Suite” first side of the record contains any major remnants of 21st Century Ambassadors, with “How Can You Really” up through “You & I” evoking that mesh of classic rock and proto-punk.

…And Star Power grows estranged from there, favoring its rockist traits, heavy on the psych. The first side concludes with the four-part “Star Power” suite: a jarring arrangement of psychedelic, White Album–force that thrusts Foxygen into outerspace. In a narrative that reads similar to Sebadoh’s III or releases from the Olivia Tremor Control, Star Power takes the reigns, so to speak, and the music becomes looser and disparate. Foxygen falls into a void of vibe and fluidity rather than trying to spark any intensity, and the songs become part of a storyline as opposed to singles.

From there, it’s a slow bleed for the remaining 70 minutes. …And Star Power doesn’t take any decisive approach, and as such it becomes an overwhelming attempt to absorb the essence of Foxygen’s other self. A few listens might give one the ability to take on …And Star Power as a raucous ride, but in its excess, the album reveals that the band has spread itself too thin.