In every era, there are bands comprised of young early 20-somethings who couldn’t care less about much of anything besides playing rock music and acting accordingly. But Chicago’s Twin Peaks can’t be defined as easily. While the band’s sophomore release, Wild Onion (Grand Jury Music), further expands upon the jangled power-pop they established on their 2013 debut, Sunken, the new record’s not just 16 tracks of malt liquor–glazed overdrive like that of other bands in its age group.

With the band’s tight attack fed by a diet of Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, and Black Lips, there’s plenty to delve into on Wild Onion. The record switches between numbers beefed-up with Cheap Trick riffage (“I Found a New Way,” “Flavor”) and less rugged cuts like “Ordinary People” and “Mirror of Time,” on which Twin Peaks filter Big Star–like melodies through a Shins-esque gauze. Meanwhile, the companion tracks “Strange World” and “Stranger World” are as dreamy as the band’s David Lynch namesake. The band matches peculiarity with heavy pop, the latter of which is rarely heard elsewhere, and if it is, it’s not nearly as articulated as it is here.

The record is not without its fair share of childlike rambunctiousness and wishful thinking. It’s not exactly new feelings they’re bringing up, but they’re presented unadulterated, as on “Sloop Jay D” when frontman Cadien Lake James discloses, “You got me feeling so lucky. I hope that you fuck me. I hope that you love me.” Later, on “Sweet Thing,” he channels juvenile arrogance to sing about “all the other girls (he) could be calling” in a deeper register.

Like much indie rock these day, Wild Onion is equally retro as it is innovative. But Twin Peaks balance both these directions, touching on a myriad of luminaries without ever pigeonholing itself with any one specialty. For a bunch of dudes not even old enough to drink, they sound like they’ve been at it for years, with the result being a well-rounded album.