New John Mayer Album? Katy Perry, Taylor Swift Ex Posts Instagram [PHOTO] Hinting At Recording New Material Following ‘Paradise Valley’ Release, Giada de Laurentiis Cheating Scandal [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

Following that possible cheating scandal with famed chef Giada de Laurentiis, it looks like John Mayer very well could be getting back to doing what he's known for doing ... making some music! The former beau of Katy Perry recently posted the below photo to Instagram, making us all think he could be hinting at a new album. The musician's last record was 2013's Paradise Valley, which held singles such as "Wildfire" and "Who You Love" –– the latter of which he did with former girlfriend Perry.

"Back to work then. Taking these found-in-the-desert songs to tape.... Happy New Year all," Mayer captioned a photo of himself outside what looks to be the studio building.

In regards to the "found-in-the-desert" comment, Mayer recently took a trip to Joshua Tree, where his iPhone was "tripping balls" ... mainly because of a glitch. Of course, who knows what the guitarist was tripping on in order for him to come up with some new music.

Judging from the near 86,000 likes the photo has attained, it's pretty safe to say that fans would be ever so thrilled if a new John Mayer album were to drop.

Check out the Instagram post here:

 Back to work then. Taking these found-in-the-desert songs to tape.... Happy New Year all.

A photo posted by johnmayer (@johnmayer) on Jan 1, 2015 at 4:39pm PST

And take a peek at some of Mayer's Instagram photos from his time at Joshua Tree below:

Merry Christmas A photo posted by johnmayer (@johnmayer) on Dec 12, 2014 at 7:46pm PST

 Off to the next adventure.....

A photo posted by johnmayer (@johnmayer) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:12pm PST

Readers, what do you think –– is John Mayer working on a new album? If so, are you excited for it?

Leave your (kind) comments below while listening to this sweet duet: