The Regina noise-rock trio revisit a standout from Defeatist with a frenetic new visual, arriving as they head into BreakOut West nominated for Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year at the 2026 Western Canadian Music Awards. The trio also shares its members with its sister emo band, GHOSTFORM, fronted by Merv xx Gotti, with a live date scheduled in Calgary this fall

Regina noise-rock trio Blue Youth have spent more than a decade carving out their own particularly volatile corner of the Prairies’ heavy music scene. Made up of guitarist and vocalist Gage McGuire, bassist Jon Wolfond, and drummer Garrett Matheis, the band returned from a lengthy hiatus with Defeatist in 2025, a record that pushed their collision of noise rock, post-hardcore, and punk into an increasingly abrasive territory.

Now, Blue Youth are giving one of the album’s more unconventional standouts another moment in the spotlight. REVERIE is premiering the new music video for “Patient Patient,” created by the band’s longtime collaborator and director Rob White. The premiere also arrives during a big week for the Saskatchewan trio. Defeatist has earned Blue Youth a nomination for Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year at the 2026 Western Canadian Music Awards, taking place as part of this week’s BreakOut West festivities. Even as the band revisit the record, however, their attention is beginning to shift toward a new chapter, with Blue Youth currently writing their next album and hinting that their forthcoming material may move in a different sonic direction.

Below, REVERIE catches up with McGuire and White about returning to “Patient Patient,” finding the band’s footing again after an unexpected hiatus, the visual chaos behind the new video, what Defeatist means to them a year later, and where Blue Youth are headed next.

REVERIE: “Patient Patient” first appeared on Defeatist last year. What made this the song you wanted to return to with its own music video, and has your relationship with the track changed since the album came out?

GAGE: We have always felt like “Patient Patient” was a stronger song that deserved a bit of extra attention. The original singles that we released were maybe a bit easier/straightforward of a listen compared to P.P.. but we decided to put a video out for it mostly so that people didn't forget about us as we are writing our next record haha!

REVERIE: Take us back to when “Patient Patient” was written. What was happening personally or creatively at the time, and what does the title mean within the song?

GAGE: There are a few different homonyms used in the song, but Patient Patient felt like a better title than Here Here or There There.

It's been a while, but I think this was one of the earlier songs we wrote for the record. We had just come back off a pretty significant accidental hiatus and we were finding our groove again. Truthfully, I did not think this was going to be the groove but I'm glad we saw it through. I remember breaking down a couple of these riffs and saying to Jon "does this sound like Red Hot Chili Peppers?" which is never what should be said in a BY jam, but whatever ended up happening worked out... I think!

REVERIE: What was the initial idea behind the “Patient Patient” video? Walk us through the concept and how you wanted the visuals to interact with the song.

GAGE: I’ll pass this one off to our fantastic director, longtime collaborator, and dear friend Rob White:

“The idea was born by necessity. Everyone is an adult, everyone is busy, so when it came time to make the video we had Gage that was what we worked with. I didn’t mind the limitation. Great art comes from limitations.

Part of the idea was shooting the same subject with multiple camera lens types: wide angle, fixed and zoom lenses and reconfigure one face in the edit. Kind of a perverse collage effect.

When I listen to blue youth I hear so much happening. They are the most electric noise rock band I’ve ever heard. Everything is happening and I wanted the visuals to communicate that. To show the overwhelmed feeling that I get when I hear the music.”

REVERIE: Was there a particular image, scene, or detail in the video that felt essential to getting the story across? Are there any visual references or influences behind it that listeners might not immediately pick up on?

ROB: The visual image of being overwhelmed are best summed up in the second verse of the song. I have a vintage visual mixer with all of these ghastly effects built in. One is a multiplier, which is something that I cannot fathom using for any actual reason. I was able to multiply gage’s image 50 times and manipulate it with a dial to the music. If that isn’t the sound of Blue Youth, I don’t know what is.

REVERIE: With Defeatist now having had some time out in the world, where does “Patient Patient” leave Blue Youth creatively? Does revisiting this song feel like closing the chapter on the record, or is it pointing toward whatever comes next?

GAGE: A little bit of both. I think P.P. is a song that will stay in the set for a long time to come, but I think sonically we will be going in a different direction for these next songs. Coming back to it in terms of a video has been a fun way to reconnect with the song and even breathe a bit of new life into it.

REVERIE: You're playing in Calgary as your sister band GHOSTFORM soon! Any fond memories you have for the city? What are you excited to do when you get here?

We loooooove Calgary. It’s always been so kind to us. Lots of pals, lots of great shows here.

I imagine I’ll try to drag everyone to Shiki Menya for a little ramen top up, Suss out some good coffee, and see some friends we haven’t in a while!

Catch BLUE YOUTH’S next performance at The Exchange in Regina, SK with Truck Violence on November 20th, 2026. Catch GHOSTFORM on tour this fall:

Oct 8 - Green Room, Saskatoon, SK

Oct 9 - Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB

Oct 10 - Palomino, Calgary, AB (w/ Astrology Girl)

Oct 29 - The Exchange, Regina, SK (w/ Bleeker & Kasador

Nov 12-14 - Indie Week, Ottawa, ON

Blue Youth embrace sensory overload on “Patient Patient”