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\n\tIt\u2019s been five years since John Mayer released his eighth studio album, 2021\u2019s 1980s inspired Sob Rock<\/em>. But from the sounds of it, he hasn\u2019t quite escaped the gravity of that decade\u2019s music quite yet. On Thursday (Oct. 15), Mayer, 49, posted a provocative short clip on his Instagram hinting at a new song that might just help kick off the annual cold-weather temporary dating period known as \u201ccuffing season.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tThe Avalanches Press Play on ‘No Bad Memories’: Stream It Now\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tA$AP Rocky Brings Trippy ‘Shroom Clouds’ to Streaming Services for the First Time: Listen\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tZach Bryan’s ‘Young Manhood And Other Donatable Organs’: Stream It Now\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tJohn Mayer\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\tHell, the brief clip literally features what looks like Mayer handcuffed to an unseen woman in a leather jacket and jeans, with the pair subtly, sweetly, linking their pinkies at the end. The post\u2019s caption hints at some upcoming music, teasing, \u201cI\u2019ll run away with you\u2026 October 23.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tThe accompanying soundtrack features a shuffling beat and synth pattern fans noted was similar to Bruce Springsteen\u2019s smoldering 1985 Born in the U.S.A.<\/em> track \u201cI\u2019m on Fire,\u201d with a snippet of Mayer\u2019s signature blues-based guitar picking coming in at the tail end. At press time Mayer had not provided any additional information about what he has in store.<\/p>\n \n\tHe hinted in August that he\u2019d recently finished mixing a new song in pal Andy Cohen\u2019s spare bedroom during an episode of SiriusXM\u2019s One on One with Andy Cohen. \u201cI am mixing the first single in Andy\u2019s bedroom. Andy has given me his bedroom and he has taken a different bedroom,\u201d Mayer said. \u201cNow in order to mix this single and have it out in time I had to rent studio monitors that are now set up on stands in his bedroom, and I woke up this morning and I mixed the single from bed with these monitors in front of me.\u201d Mayer also clarified that a new single is definitely coming this year.<\/p>\n \n\tThe timing appears to line up with Mayer\u2019s upcoming run of spring 2027 run of solo, full-band and trio shows at Las Vegas\u2019 Sphere, which has expanded into a 21-gig spree slated to open on April 8 and run through June 12.<\/p>\n \n\tMayer has not released new solo music since 2021, though he appeared on Lainey Wilson\u2019s June \u201cPhone, Keys, Wallet\u201d single from her upcoming sixth studio album. The song was recorded at Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles, the historic studio lot Mayer bought and renovated with director\/producer McG a year ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rock\/john-mayer-cuffing-season-video-handcuffs-run-away-with-you-1236361872\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P108O9G1-e1792161233352.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard It\u2019s been five years since John Mayer released his eighth studio album, 2021\u2019s 1980s inspired Sob Rock. But from the sounds of it, he hasn\u2019t quite escaped the gravity of that decade\u2019s music quite yet. 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