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.

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.

“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.