“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.

Lady Gaga released her new album, “Mayhem” on Friday, less than a year after her engagement to entrepreneur Michael Polansky, according to People. While celebrating the album’s launch, she shared that her next dream is to become a mother.

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.