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"Do you know when you'll be chatting with the band?" a text pops up. "I wanted to ask if I can become their fourth member."

There's just a single issue: I also desires to be the Haims' additional sibling. What's more, we are in plentiful company. Several celebrated fans have also begged for the position.

One thing is obvious an irresistible appeal is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their musical journey performing shows at small eateries with their family. Presently, they stand as repeated Grammy contenders.

Like all the best bands, they're a inseparable gang. Their visuals frequently feature them walking in unison down the avenues of Los Angeles. On stage, they jam with such pure exuberance you can't help but think, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that young girls told us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a guitar'," says Alana, the youngest of the sisters. "That is the ultimate compliment. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage young girls to form a group."

"And thus anyone gets an invitation to be the next part of the family."

Grammy Recognition

The band have called into a break, where they're recovering after an major tour in support of their latest album, I Quit.

They're presently processing the news it's been in the running for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the very first all-woman band ever in contention for the prize.

"I follow the lists every year, so it sort of feels like a surreal movie when your name is announced," says Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this right or am I dreaming'?"

The weight of the honor resonates with the sisters.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a significant step," continues Alana. "Yet we're just grateful for the female artists that came before us."

Emotional Upheaval and Humour

The album came out of a phase of emotional upheaval. All three sisters found themselves single, and the music explores that strange transitional period where you're glad to be free, but not quite ready to let go.

The words follow departures and partings. The sisters desire love, but not the specific love they've had. You can hear them determining in real life who they are becoming.

"I love way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a personal statement. You have to consciously practice shutting out the criticism and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Style

That recent confidence demanded a different sonic direction – more raw and powerful than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who co-produced the album, that began with the drum sound.

"The drum sound is such a detailed thing, and I am so passionate about it," she says.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our memoir," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums don't start until we find the perfect drum sound."

Experiences and Shared Laughter

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

One man ended things with Este over a health consideration. Alana shared a story of flying to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"When you're going through these setbacks, you just feel like there's no light," says Alana. "So to be able to share those stories and hear others tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic."

A Secure Future

You can clearly sense a shift in the band. Today, Haim are more certain of their position in the rock pantheon.

They're festival headliners, with chart-topping albums and an worldwide audience.

However Haim will consistently be their primary priority.

"Me and my siblings have been performing since I was four," concludes Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were meant to do. And I'm really fortunate we've made it and we're still making music."