“Mayhem” puts the lie to that idea: Brash, squirmy, full of detailed grooves and expertly crafted hooks, it’s a winning reclamation of her trademark sound — her best since 2011’s “Born This Way” and precisely the album you’d want her to drop before headlining Coachella, as Lady Gaga will do next month.

She dances on the line between clever self-referentiality and less inspired rehashing on her new LP, committing to the over-the-top excess that first made her a star.

It's like she's casted a magic spell. With "Abracadabra" - the third single on Lady Gaga's newly released album "Mayhem" - she's now suddenly back in the charts after a long absence. The black and white cover shows an edgy Gaga near shattered glass.