Lady Gaga's albums ranked: counting down her eight original studio sets and slotting the new 'Mayhem' in where we see it fitting.

“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's seventh album weaves a number of influences into an entertaining tapestry. Read the review of Mayhem. In Mayhem, Lady Gaga Is Refracted and Reborn: Review