When they titled their debut album Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris, Audiovent hadn't yet managed to tour overseas. If enough listeners connect with their "Energy," perhaps that will change.

"The Energy," the band's first single, is about self-reliance in the face of adversity and was written in the wake of a bad breakup frontman Jason Boyd (brother of Incubus' Brandon Boyd) had with an ex-girlfriend (see "Lil' Incubus? Audiovent's Boyd, Enziger Say No"). The video for song was shot in June by Kevin Kerslake (Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots) in Los Angeles and the Arizona desert and doesn't directly address the subject matter of the track.

"The song's about not being dependent on any person but yourself, and in a weird way, the video kind of makes sense with the song," Boyd said. "It's just kind of us being us and not really following any set pattern — being completely independent."

The straightforward, storyline-free performance video features various shots of the band hanging out in an atmospheric house and walking around sand dunes.

"This video was more of an introduction," drummer Jamin Wilcox said. "We didn't want to get real in-depth with a whole epic video, because we're just introducing ourselves to the world and we wanted people to see who we were and what we're about."

Audiovent chose Kerslake to direct because they liked the way his artistic visuals appealed to a mass audience.

"He has an abstract way he does his videos, but he still makes it commercial enough where it's a good balance," Wilcox said. "We thought he vibed really cool."

To plug Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris, Audiovent will tour steadily for at least the next year; they're currently opening for Greenwheel and Our Lady Peace. While the knights are busy being road warriors, they're also working on new songs. They've been jamming in the off-hours and on the bus and have already amassed a good amount of new material.

"We're always creating," Boyd said. "We've got tons of ideas, but no full songs. As soon as we have a way to record this stuff and lay it down, we'll be doing that. But our music is ever-changing. It's always gonna sound like us, but it's always going to be new and different."