After winning a Stranger Genius Award for music in 2011, the Intelligence hunkered down in Seattle and Los Angelesâthe two bases of operation for band leader/poet laureate of wry self-deprecation Lars Finbergâwith two distinct groups and finessed into existence the Intelligenceâs seventh album, Everybodyâs Got It Easy but Me. Tonightâs the release party for this exhilarating collection of the Intelligenceâs most melodically sophisticated and sonically diverse songs yet. Thereâs even a delicate, orchestral ballad, titled with typical Finbergian wit âTechno Tuesday.â (Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave, www.thecrocodile.com, 8 pm, $12, all ages)