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"Do you know when you'll be chatting with the Haim sisters?" a text reads. "I was hoping to ask if I can become their newest bandmate."

There's just one problem: The author likewise desires to be the Haims' additional sibling. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. Several celebrated fans have openly coveted the role.

One thing is obvious a special quality is at play. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana started their musical journey doing sets at local delicatessens with their family. Now they're repeated Grammy hopefuls.

Similar to the most iconic bands, they're a inseparable trio. Their visuals often feature them marching in harmony down the streets of Los Angeles. During performances, they play with such pure joy you find yourself thinking, "I wish to be part of that, too."

"The numerous instances on tour that audience members came up to us and said, 'After your show, I got a drum kit'," states Alana, the youngest of the trio. "That's the biggest honour. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage people to start a band."

"So anyone gets an invitation to be the next member of Haim."

Award Recognition

The band have called into a break, where they're resting up after an lengthy tour in promoting their fourth album, I Quit.

They're presently celebrating the news it's been nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammys – with Haim the pioneering all-woman band ever in the running for the prize.

"I watch the nominations every year, so it kind of feels like The Truman Show when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Did we just hear this right or am I dreaming'?"

The weight of the accolade resonates with the sisters.

"We deliberately set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a major step," says Alana. "However we're just grateful for the female artists that came before us."

Heartbreak and Laughter

The album emerged from a time of transition. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music captures that odd liminal space where you're relieved to be free, but not entirely ready to start anew.

The themes detail departures and partings. The sisters want love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them working out in the moment who they are becoming.

"I adore summary, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a slogan. You have to consciously practice shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Development of Style

That recent toughness called for a different sonic direction – more unpolished and immediate than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that started with the percussion.

"Drums are such a detailed thing, and I care so much about it," she emphasizes.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our memoir," quips Alana. "I've said it, our albums cannot begin until we find the perfect drum sound."

Anecdotes and Shared Camaraderie

The trio's honesty inspired the album's marketing, where the sisters shared some of their personal tales.

One man left Este over a medical consideration. Alana told a story of flying to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"During these breakups, you just feel like there's no hope," notes Alana. "Therefore to be able to laugh at those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's therapeutic."

An Assured Future

You can clearly sense a evolution in the band. These days, Haim are more certain of their position in the rock pantheon.

They're top-billed acts, with hit albums and an global audience.

Yet Haim will forever be their primary focus.

"My sisters and I have been making music since I was little," shares Alana. "It feels as if no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still making music."