The Milk’s Rick Nunn on new album ‘Borderlands’: Love, Loss & Cinematic Soul | XS Noize Podcast #243

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“We wanted Borderlands to sound as big as the emotions inside it — choirs, strings, brass, the whole lot.” – Rick Nunn, The Milk

Episode Overview 

In Episode #243 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar chats with Rick Nunn — vocalist and guitarist of The Milk — about the band’s powerful new album Borderlands, released 19 September on WLS Records.

Formed at school, The Milk have spent decades honing a sound that fuses soul, funk, and rock with fearless live energy. From their major-label debut, Tales from the Thames Delta, to the independent breakthrough Favourite Worry and the cinematic sweep of Cages, they’ve built a reputation for honesty, craft, and ambition.

With Borderlands, they return with their most expansive and personal work yet — weaving choirs, brass, and strings into stories of love, loss, and resilience. In this episode, Rick reflects on the ambition behind the record, the freedom of independence after years of compromise, and how three decades of friendship continue to fuel the band.

Whether you’ve followed The Milk from the start or are discovering them for the first time, this is a raw, inspiring look at a band still pushing forward with heart and conviction.

Tracklisting:

1. I Need Your Love
2. Destiny Calling
3. A Time To Let Go
4. Pangs Of Love
5. Morning Light
6. The Middle
7. Borderlands
8. Wanted Man
9. Loaded Dice
10. I Saved My Best For You

Buy Borderlands by The Milk HERE.

Tour dates:
4 September The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
19 September 229, London
20 September Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea
26 September Band On The Wall, Manchester
27 September Subscription Rooms, Stroud
18 October The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead *Acoustic show

“We didn’t just throw the kitchen sink at it — we threw an emporium of kitchen sinks.” — Rick Nunn, The Milk

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