Just a short while after assisting on a tribute to Los Angeles with a solemn “California Dreamin'” cover, Lady Gaga has revealed her bombastic new dance-pop single, “Abracadabra.”
Unveiled through a MasterCard commercial, Gaga treated her high-octane new single to an artsy music video that trades primarily in red, black and white hues. “The category is: dance or die,” Gaga proclaimed at the visual’s onset — donning an oversized red studded hat — before launching into a series of tight Parris Goebel-choreographed scenes that recall the armies of dancers that routinely flanked her during her Born This Way era.
Complete with 40 dancers, Gaga’s trademark facial dramatics and her penchant for jaw-dropping high fashion, the “Abracadabra” clip also evoked her timeless “Bad Romance” music video in its meticulous display of the intersection of several different modes of art.
“Abracadabra” is the third of three Mayhem songs Gaga has revealed so far.
