I get the feeling NTAE was a reaction to the Hesitation Marks era and any criticism that was lobbed his way around that time (from 'Everything' to the Tension tour, to people claiming he lost his 'anger" and "edge" etc) I get the vibe the EP is a big 'fuck you' to people who thought he lost his edge..I also think its him being nostalgic for The Fragile. He all but admitted that in the Zane Lowe interview