It looks like Katy Perry is finally gearing up to record/release her new album in 2017.

It's been over three years since her last album 'Prism', but the pop star posted Instagram stories of her progress in the studio over the weekend.

They were captured by fans and shared around, with one track taking a particularly '80s sound with the lyrics 'Don't be scared to die'.

Another clip had a moodier sound and a soaring vocal, as it showed a musician playing the bass.

Watch both below: