strikes a defiantly retro chord , and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VP (VBZ strikes) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB defiantly) (JJ retro)) (NN chord))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBZ outpaces) (NP (PRP$ its) (NNS contemporaries)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN daring) (CC and) (NN verve))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NN ))) (, ) (CC ) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ) (CC ) (NN ))))) (. )))