Surf Factor 8

Surf Factor 8 is the eighth album released by surf music band The Surfin' Lungs, released in 2016 on Redondo Records. All bar one of the 14 tracks are self-penned, with Clive and Ray – back on drums – contributing one song each, while there is a cover of "Babysitter" by The Ramones. A traditional Lungs album, with songs about the sun, sea, cars and girls, with a surf punk edge and a hard driving bass prevalent throughout, plus a nod to several influences including The Beach Boys, Gary Usher, Blondie and The Ramones.

Track listing

 * 1) Bring On The Summer (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 2) Art Arfons (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 3) Don't Take My Baby (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 4) She Crashed The Prom (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 5) Beach Beat (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Instrumental
 * 6) My First Car (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 7) Babysitter (The Ramones) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 8) Roadway Romeo (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 9) The Girl With The Joey Ramone Tattoo (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Weazel) – Lead vocals: Clive Gilling
 * 10) At The Weekend (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 11) Not That Kind Of Girl (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 12) Car Surfin' (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 13) I Saw The Sun Come Up In Her Eyes (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
 * 14) My Favourite Barista (Dean, Pearce, Gilling, Webb) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce

Personnel

 * Chris Pearce – vocals, guitar
 * Steve Dean – vocals, bass
 * Clive Gilling – vocals, guitar, keyboards
 * Ray Webb – vocals, drums, percussion

Producer

 * The Surfin' Lungs

Trivia

 * Ray Webb's first album since Goin to Rockingham 
 * "At the Weekend" is only the second song written by Ray recorded by the group
 * "The Girl with the Joey Ramone Tattoo" is sung and written by Clive