Her new album is a work of self-citation, rummaging around in Gaga’s own past for inspiration. It’s also, somehow, the freshest collection of songs she has released in years.

The idea of big fun suggests the existence of little fun, and Lady Gaga is now the kind of pop star who can do both. “Just Dance.” Meat dress. Being carried down the red carpet at the Grammys inside an egg.

Mayhem, Lady Gaga’s new album is finally out and it marks a distinct move back to that original explosive artist we know and love. An actress, a beauty mogul, an activist, and, of course, a Grammy winning singer — there’s very little Stefani Germanotta aka Lady Gaga hasn’t done.