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Rado and France started their band in high school when both were fourteen. After their formation in 2005, the band played experimental music; influenced by psychedelia and avant-garde. Their early music won them first place in Agoura High School's Battle of the Bands. They self-released four EPs between 2007 and 2011. In early 2011, they were 'discovered' by producer Richard Swift after handing him one of their EPs at a The Mynabirds show in New York.{{Cite news|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/foxygen-we-are-the-21st-century-ambassadors-of-peace-and-magic#_|title=A Breath of Foxygen|last=Norris|first=John|date=January 15, 2013|newspaper=Interview Magazine|access-date=2017-01-19}} The group were later signed on to Jagjaguwar Records and their first studio album, Take the Kids Off Broadway, was released by Jagjaguwar on July 24, 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/take-the-kids-off-broadway-mw0002381665 | title=Review: Take The Kids Off Broadway | website=AllMusic | access-date=August 14, 2012 | author=Thomas, Fred}}

On January 22, 2013, Jagjaguwar released Foxygen's second album, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic. This album was produced by Richard Swift and recorded at his National Freedom studio. The record was preceded by the single "Shuggie," released on October 4, 2012. The album charted with Billboard as did their follow-up, “…And Star Power.” Fitzmaurice, Larry (October 4, 2012). Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2012. In March 2013, Foxygen was named one of Fuse TV's 30 must-see artists at SXSW.{{Cite web| title = 30 Must-See Acts at SXSW 2013 - Photos - South by Southwest - Festivals| work = Fuse| access-date = 2013-04-26| date = 2013-02-28| url = http://www.fuse.tv/galleries/2013/02/sxsw-2013-must-see-bands-south-by-southwest#10}} In 2019, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic came at no.11 on Happy Mag's list of "The 25 best psychedelic rock albums of the 2010s".{{Cite web|url=https://happymag.tv/the-25-best-psychedelic-rock-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 25 best psychedelic rock albums of the 2010s|website=Happymag.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17}}

TThe band released their fourth LP, the theatrical Hang, on January 20, 2017, via Jagjaguwar.{{Cite web|title=Tim Heidecker Experience: Music - w/ Foxygen|date=2017-01-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B83NiN9MVRA|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2017-01-19}} The album features collaborations with The Lemon Twigs, the Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd and a 40+ piece orchestra arranged by Trey Pollard and Matthew E White.{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/68948-foxygen-announce-new-album-hang-dance-in-their-follow-the-leader-video-watch/|title=Foxygen Announce New Album Hang, Dance in Their "Follow the Leader" Video: Watch {{!}} Pitchfork|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=November 2, 2016|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2017-01-20}} The Irish Times said of the album: “Theatrical is an apt description of this collection as a whole," while noting that the album "edges perilously close to pastiche".{{Cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/foxygen-hang-album-review-fleet-of-foot-with-looniness-kept-to-a-minimum-1.2934596|title=Foxygen - Hang album review: Fleet of foot, with looniness kept to a minimum|last=Murphy|first=Lauren|date=January 20, 2017|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-20}} The new album was admittedly referred to as a concept album by Sam France and Jonathan Rado themselves. The duo expressed their hope to create an album characterized by rock music mixing with the Hollywood style musical at the 30s. Allegedly, Hang is their first ever album to be recorded in a studio, prior to this their albums and songs written were all conducted at home.Daniel Durchholz, ["Music Foxygen takes on Hollywood – what a concept!"],St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 4, 2017 The duo also see the characters on the album as a continuation of their previous records.{{Cite web|url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/foxygen_through_the_doors_of_perception/|title=Foxygen: Through the Doors of Perception|date=February 20, 2017|website=Relix.com}}

In February 2019, they announced an April 26 release of a new album, Seeing Other People, via Jagjaguwar. The lead single is called "Livin’ A Lie".[https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2019/02/foxygen-to-return-with-seeing-other-people-out-april-26-va-jagjaguwar.html] {{dead link|date=April 2019}}

On August 30, 2022, the band suggested on their Instagram page that they had broken up.{{Cite web |title=Foxygen on Instagram: "FOLLOW SAM'S NEW BAND FELT GENETIX @felt_genetix "LEMONADE" VIDEO OUT NOW / ALBUM 9/5" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch3vzjmuB_9/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Instagram |language=en}} Since then, Rado has spoken about the band as still ongoing. On December 19, 2023, Foxygen performed a brief reunion show at Zebulon in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2246035/watch-foxygen-reunite-for-surprise-set-in-la/news/|title=Watch Foxygen Reunite For Surprise Set In LA|website=Stereogum.com|access-date=2023-12-21}}

On April 13, 2023, the band was featured on the song "There Is This Thing" by Reginald Chapman.{{Cite web | author=freshselectslabel| date=14 April 2023|title=@RegChapmanJr featuring @Foxygen "There Is This Thing" – new single out now|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq_u7D_NnJM/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Instagram}}

The Entertainment Weekly staff wrote, "We just can't stop playing the scruffy psych-rock duo's Rolling Stones-obsessed album with the appropriately exuberant title We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic."{{cite magazine |title=The Must List: The Top 10 Things We Love This Week |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 22, 2013 |location=New York |publisher=Time Inc. |page=12}} In January 2013, Pitchfork cited Foxygen under "Best New Music" in their review of the new album.{{Cite news |last=Greene |first=Jayson |title=Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic |work=Pitchfork |access-date=2013-04-26 |date=2013-01-22 |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17552-we-are-the-21st-century-ambassadors-of-peace-magic/}} Their 2014 album, the Todd Rundgren-influenced ...And Star Power received decidedly mixed reviews. While Paste praised it as "indulgent, unhinged, sprawling, funny and sometimes spookily great," and Slant Magazine called it a "dense and rewarding listen," Hal Horowitz at American Songwriter called it "an occasionally interesting failed experiment."{{Citation|title=...And Star Power by Foxygen |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/and-star-power/foxygen/critic-reviews|website=Metacritic.com|access-date=2017-01-19}}

;Studio albums

• Jurrassic Exxplosion Phillipic (2007)
• Take the Kids Off Broadway (2011)
• We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (2013)
• ...And Star Power (2014)
• Hang (2017)
• Seeing Other People (2019)

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