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"Do you know when you'll be interviewing the band?" a text pops up. "My request was to ask if I can join as their newest bandmate."

There is only one problem: The author likewise longs to be the Haims' additional sibling. Furthermore, we are far from alone. Several famous fans have publicly petitioned for the honor.

One thing is obvious a special quality is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their career playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their parents. Today, they are multi-time Grammy contenders.

Like all the greatest bands, they're a close trio. Their visuals frequently show them striding in sync down the streets of Los Angeles. In concert, they play with such pure joy you inevitably think, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls came up to us and said, 'Seeing you perform, I got a guitar'," says Alana, the youngest of the Haim siblings. "That's the biggest honour. That's an award in itself. We've done our job if we can encourage others to form a group."

"Therefore all gets an invitation to be the fourth part of the family."

Award Nod

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

They're currently celebrating the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the pioneering all-woman band ever in contention for the award.

"I follow the lists every year, so it kind 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 correctly or am I hallucinating'?"

The weight of the honor is deeply felt by the band.

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

Personal Turmoil and Laughter

The record was born from a period of personal change. All three sisters were single, and the music inhabits that strange in-between place where you're glad to be free, but not yet ready to let go.

The themes follow breakups and goodbyes. The sisters desire love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them figuring out in real time who they want to be.

"I love description, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is kind of like a mantra. You have to make an effort in blocking the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Development of Music

That recent confidence required a new sound – more unpolished and direct than anything the band had done before.

For Danielle, who helped produce the album, that was founded on the drums.

"The drum sound is such a detailed thing, and I care so much about it," she states.

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the subject of our biography," laughs Alana. "I've said it, our albums don't start until we find the perfect drum sound."

Anecdotes and Shared Laughter

The band's honesty fueled the album's marketing, where the sisters disclosed some of their dating misadventures.

Someone broke up with Este over a health consideration. Alana recalled a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

"When you're going through these setbacks, you just feel like there's no hope," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to laugh at those stories and have them tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."

A Confident Path

It's not difficult sense a change in the band. Now, Haim are more confident of their position in the rock pantheon.

They're top-billed acts, with chart-topping albums and an global following.

But the sister act will consistently be their top priority.

"My sisters and I have been making music since I was a young child," says Alana. "It feels as if nothing else that we were destined for. And I'm really thankful we've reached this point and we're still going strong."