“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.

Lady Gaga is on course to achieve her fifth UK number one album with Mayhem, the Official Charts Company has said. The 38-year-old, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is currently beating out Blackpink K-pop star Jennie’s solo album Ruby,