Learn to control your breath

One of the key aspects of singing like The Maccabees is learning how to control your breath. This allows you to sustain notes for longer periods of time and also helps you to sing more clearly. Singing Carrots offers various resources to improve your breath control, such as the breath support article and the Farinelli Breathing exercise video.

Build up your chest voice

The Maccabees are known for their tight harmonies and powerful vocals, so it's important to build up your chest voice to achieve this style of singing. Singing Carrots offers an educational singing course that covers the basics of singing theory, in addition to practical tips on how to improve your singing.

Focus on diction and vowels

The Maccabees often use both clear diction and unique vowel sounds in their music. To sing like them, it's important to focus on pronouncing your words clearly and understanding vowel placement. You can learn more about this in the articulation article on Singing Carrots.

Practice with The Maccabees' songs

To fully master The Maccabees' vocal technique, it's important to practice with their songs. Some of their most well-known songs include "Toothpaste Kisses," "About Your Dress," "Pelican," and "Love You Better." Singing Carrots also offers a song search tool that can help you find songs that fit your vocal range, difficulty level, and genre preference.

Incorporating these tips into your practice routine will help you improve your singing and achieve a sound more similar to The Maccabees. If you want to further improve your pitch accuracy, you can also try Singing Carrots' pitch accuracy test and pitch training tools.