Wave 2: Echoes contains six alternative versions, but there is no rule saying you have to begin at track one.

The EP works as a complete journey, moving from final-boss scale toward the distance of graduation. It also works as six separate doors into the ME & The Robots world. The best first song depends on what kind of memory, mood or energy you want to meet.

This guide will help you choose a starting point, then connect each Echoes track to its original Wave 2 version. The central stories remain familiar; the arrangements and emotional distance change.

Start with More Than Pixels (Acoustic Version) if you need to breathe

More Than Pixels (Acoustic Version) is the clearest entry point if your attention feels stretched across too many screens.

The song asks what remains beyond feeds, numbers and endless digital comparison. Its acoustic frame creates space around that question, making the message feel like a direct conversation rather than another demand for attention.

Play the original More Than Pixels afterwards to hear how the brighter Wave 2 energy changes the same idea. Then read the full story in More Than Pixels (Acoustic Version): Meaning and Story.

Start with Saturday Morning Cartoons (5AM Version) if you miss childhood mornings

Choose Saturday Morning Cartoons (5AM Version) for television glow, oversized cereal bowls and the quiet anticipation before the rest of the house wakes up.

The original Saturday Morning Cartoons remembers the colour and excitement of the ritual. The 5AM Version remembers arriving early. It is sleepier, more private and built around the feeling that the whole weekend still exists untouched ahead of you.

Continue with the story and meaning behind the 5AM Version or watch the official short.

Start with VHS Collection (Rewind Version) if objects carry your memories

VHS Collection (Rewind Version) is for anybody who has picked up an old tape, photograph, game or CD and felt a whole period of life return through it.

The Rewind Version leans into analogue imperfection: static, softened images and the physical act of returning a tape to the beginning. Its deeper question is whether replaying an object can ever bring back the person or moment attached to it.

Pair it with the original VHS Collection, then read the full Rewind Version story.

Start with Yearbook (After School Version) if you are thinking about old friends

Yearbook (After School Version) sits in the silence after the final bell. It is about signatures, promises to keep in touch and the way friendships can drift without one dramatic ending.

This is the track for opening a book full of familiar faces and realising how many people once occupied your everyday life. The original Yearbook carries that memory through Wave 2; the After School Version stays with the unanswered questions.

Read the meaning and story behind Yearbook (After School Version) for a deeper look at why those handwritten messages still matter.

Start with College (Graduate Version) if you are between chapters

Choose College (Graduate Version) if you are looking back at a relationship, education or plan that did not survive exactly as expected.

The original College lives inside the pressure of grades, ambition and distance. The Graduate Version looks back from the other side, where promises can be compared with what actually happened.

It closes Wave 2: Echoes because graduation is the EP’s final threshold. Read the full College (Graduate Version) story to explore how growing together can sometimes mean growing apart.

Start with 7 Evil Exes (Final Boss Version) if you want the biggest entrance

If quiet reflection is not what you need, begin with 7 Evil Exes (Final Boss Version).

The song turns romantic insecurity into game logic. Previous relationships become opponents, comparison becomes combat, and the new version pushes the story toward its climactic endgame. It is playful, exaggerated and revealing at the same time.

Listen beside the original 7 Evil Exes, then read the meaning behind the Final Boss Version.

The best way to hear the complete EP

Once you have found your doorway, return to the official order:

  1. 7 Evil Exes (Final Boss Version)
  2. Saturday Morning Cartoons (5AM Version)
  3. More Than Pixels (Acoustic Version)
  4. VHS Collection (Rewind Version)
  5. Yearbook (After School Version)
  6. College (Graduate Version)

The sequence moves from fantasy battle through childhood and physical memory toward the real-world distance of leaving school and college behind. Heard in order, the EP becomes a short journey through different ways the past returns.

If you want more context before listening, begin with The Story Behind Wave 2: Echoes. It explains why these six songs were brought together and how the idea of an echo connects their different arrangements.

Listen to Wave 2: Echoes, open the official EP page and tracklist, or explore every release through the ME & The Robots music archive. You can also watch the release’s visual world on the videos page, join the signal for a free bonus song, or browse music and merch.