Everyone Are Invited to Join as the Additional Haim Sisters Bandmate.

"Do you know when you'll be interviewing the Haim sisters?" a text arrives. "I was hoping to ask if I can become their fourth member."

There's just one problem: The author likewise desires to be Haim's fourth member. And we're in plentiful company. A host of famous admirers have openly petitioned for the position.

It's clear an irresistible appeal is at play. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana began their path playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their parents. Now they're multi-time Grammy Award nominees.

Like all the most iconic groups, they're a close unit. Their videos frequently show them marching in sync down the streets of Los Angeles. On stage, they perform with such unfettered happiness you find yourself thinking, "I'd love to be a piece of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that young girls came up to us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a bass'," remarks Alana, the youngest of the trio. "That's the biggest compliment. It is a prize in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can motivate people to start a band."

"And thus everyone is invited to be the fourth part of the family."

Award Recognition

The group are speaking from a break, where they're recovering after an major tour in for their fourth album, I Quit.

They're currently reeling from the news it's been nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first all-woman band ever in consideration for the trophy.

"I follow the announcements every year, so it almost feels like an out-of-body experience when your name is announced," says Alana. "I had to call my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I imagining things'?"

The weight of the honor isn't lost on the sisters.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a huge step," adds Alana. "However we're just grateful for the women that paved the way."

Emotional Upheaval and Laughter

The record came out of a phase of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music inhabits that odd in-between place where you're happy to be free, but not quite ready to start anew.

The words follow breakups and goodbyes. The sisters want love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them working out in the moment who they aspire to be.

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

Refinement of Sound

That developed confidence called for a different sonic direction – more raw and powerful than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that started with the drums.

"Percussion is such a specific thing, and I focus so intensely about it," she says.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," quips Alana. "I always say, our albums won't commence until we find the ideal drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Laughter

The trio's openness fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters shared some of their personal misadventures.

One man left Este over a health concern. Alana told 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 breakups, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "So to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic."

A Confident Future

It's not difficult sense a evolution in the band. These days, Haim are more certain of their position in the music world.

They're major draws, with chart-topping albums and an worldwide fan base.

But the band will forever be their number one focus.

"My sisters and I have been playing music since I was a young child," shares Alana. "There is no other path that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've made it and we're still making music."