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"Any idea when you're interviewing the Haim sisters?" a text reads. "I was hoping to ask if I can become their newest bandmate."

There is only one problem: I also desires to be Haim's newest recruit. And we're in plentiful company. A host of celebrated admirers have openly begged for the role.

It's clear a special quality is happening. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path doing sets at local delicatessens with their parents. Now they're multi-time Grammy Award hopefuls.

Like all the most iconic groups, they're a inseparable gang. Their videos frequently show them striding in sync down the roads of Los Angeles. In concert, they play with such boundless joy you can't help but think, "I wish to be a piece of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that young girls came up to us and said, 'Watching you live, I got a guitar'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the sisters. "That is the greatest honour. That is recognition in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can encourage young girls to make music."

"And thus anyone is invited to be the fourth member of Haim."

Historic Recognition

The band are connecting from home, where they're recovering after an extensive tour in support of their new album, I Quit.

They're presently reeling from the news it's been nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammys – with Haim the first all-female band ever in the running for the award.

"I tune into the announcements every year, so it kind of feels like The Truman Show when your name is announced," explains Alana. "I immediately called my sisters to say, 'Did I hear this correctly or am I hallucinating'?"

The importance of the accolade is deeply felt by the trio.

"We deliberately set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a major milestone," continues Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the female artists that inspired us."

Personal Turmoil and Candor

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

The lyrics detail departures and goodbyes. The sisters seek love, but not the specific love they've had. You can hear them determining in real life who they are becoming.

"I adore way of putting it, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a mantra. You have to consciously practice shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'It doesn't matter to me what people think'."

Refinement of Sound

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

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

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the title of our book," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums won't commence until we find the ideal drum sound."

Experiences and Collective Camaraderie

The trio's honesty fueled the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters shared some of their romantic misadventures.

Someone left Este over a health consideration. Alana told a story of flying to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a high five at midnight.

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

A Confident Future

It's not difficult sense a evolution in the band. Today, Haim are more certain of their position in the industry.

They're festival headliners, with successful albums and an worldwide audience.

Yet Haim will forever be their top focus.

"We have been playing music since I was a young child," concludes Alana. "It's like no alternative that we were destined for. And I'm really fortunate we've reached this point and we're still kicking."