If you are looking to learn how to sing like The xx, it’s important to understand their signature sound. Their music is known for its minimalistic and atmospheric quality.

To start, let's examine The xx's vocal style. They often use a breathy and soft tone, with a minimal vibrato and a relaxed delivery. To emulate this, it’s important to learn how to control your breathing. Singing Carrots offers several articles on breath support and related video exercises, such as Farinelli Breathing and Soft Palate.

In addition to their vocal style, The xx also incorporates a lot of layering and harmonizing in their music. To train your ear for harmonizing, use a pitch training exercise such as the Pitch Accuracy Test to improve your ability to hit notes. Warm-ups, such as the Humming exercise, can also help with this.

Songs such as “Heart Skipped a Beat” and “Angels” showcase The xx’s unique sound and style. It's worth analyzing these songs to better understand their vocal techniques and arrangements. This blog post about How to Learn a Song Effectively is a great resource for this purpose.

Finally, Singing Carrots offers a Vocal Range Test and a Song Search tool to help you discover more songs that fit your style and vocal range. And, if you're looking to take your singing to the next level, our Singing Course offers 21 lessons covering singing theory and practical tips.

With The xx's soft and harmonized sound, you should prioritize breathing and harmonizing techniques to get closer to their signature tone. Reflect these skills in your practice and showcase them in songs such as “Heart Skipped a Beat”. With Singing Carrots' resources, you have everything you need to improve your singing skills with the style of The xx.