All Fans is Invited to Join as the Extra Haim Sisters Member.

"Any idea when you're chatting with the Haim sisters?" an inquiry arrives. "My request was to ask if I can be their newest bandmate."

However, there remains a key snag: I also wants to be the Haims' additional sibling. And we're in plentiful company. Multiple high-profile supporters have openly begged for the position.

The evidence suggests a special quality is at play. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their musical journey performing shows at neighborhood delis with their parents. Today, they are repeated Grammy contenders.

Like all the most iconic groups, they're a close gang. Their music videos often depict them striding in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. During performances, they perform with such boundless happiness you find yourself thinking, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that fans told us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I picked up a guitar'," states Alana, the youngest of the trio. "That's the ultimate honour. That's an award in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can inspire people to form a group."

"And thus all are welcome to be the honorary member of Haim."

Historic Milestone

The band are connecting from a break, where they're resting up after an major tour in support of their latest album, I Quit.

They're presently reeling from the news it's been in the running for best rock album at the Grammys – with Haim the first female band ever in the running for the trophy.

"I tune into the nominations every year, so it sort of feels like a surreal movie when your name is announced," says Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I imagining things'?"

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

"We really set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a major step," continues Alana. "However we're just thankful for the women that inspired us."

Heartbreak and Candor

The project emerged from a phase of emotional upheaval. All three sisters ended up single, and the music explores that strange liminal space where you're happy to be free, but not entirely ready to start anew.

The words detail departures and goodbyes. The sisters seek love, but not the kind of love they've got. You can hear them determining in the moment who they aspire to be.

"I love way of putting it, yes," responds Danielle. "I Quit is like a slogan. You have to make an effort in shutting out the criticism and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Music

That newfound toughness required a different sonic direction – more unpolished and direct than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who worked on producing the album, that began with the percussion.

"Drums are such a nuanced thing, and I am so passionate about it," she says.

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

Stories and Collective Humor

The trio's openness fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters revealed some of their dating tales.

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

"During these breakups, you just feel like there's only darkness," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to share those stories and have them 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 confident of their position in the music world.

They're top-billed acts, with chart-topping albums and an international audience.

Yet Haim will always be their primary priority.

"We have been playing music since I was a young child," says Alana. "It feels as if no other path that we were supposed to do. And I'm really thankful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."