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"When are you interviewing Haim?" a message reads. "My request was to ask if I can join as their fourth member."

However, there remains one problem: I also wants to be the Haims' fourth member. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. Several famous admirers have openly coveted the role.

One thing is obvious a special quality is happening. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana began their path playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their family. Now they're multi-time Grammy Award hopefuls.

Similar to the best ensembles, they're a inseparable unit. Their visuals repeatedly feature them walking in sync down the avenues of Los Angeles. On stage, they perform with such unfettered exuberance you find yourself thinking, "I want to be involved in that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that audience members approached us and said, 'After your show, I picked up a bass'," says Alana, the youngest of the Haim siblings. "That's the greatest honour. That is recognition in itself. Our mission is accomplished if we can motivate young girls to form a group."

"So anyone gets an invitation to be the honorary Haim sister."

Grammy Nod

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

They're presently celebrating the news it's been nominated for best rock album at the Grammy Awards – with Haim the first female band ever in consideration for the award.

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

The significance of the accolade resonates with the trio.

"We truly set out to make a rock record this time, so it's a significant step," continues Alana. "But we're just grateful for the pioneers that paved the way."

Heartbreak and Laughter

The record was born from a period of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music inhabits that unique in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not yet ready to move on.

The lyrics detail breakups and partings. The sisters seek love, but not the relationships they've experienced. You can hear them working out in real life who they aspire to be.

"I adore summary, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is like a personal statement. You have to make an effort in ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'I couldn't care less what people think'."

Development of Sound

That developed resilience demanded a different sonic direction – more organic and immediate than any of the music the band had done before.

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

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

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

Stories and Shared Camaraderie

The trio's candor fueled the album's rollout, where the sisters disclosed some of their romantic horror stories.

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

"During these breakups, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to find humor in those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's so amazing."

A Confident Future

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

They're major draws, with successful albums and an international following.

Yet the band will always be their number one priority.

"Me and my siblings have been playing music since I was four," says Alana. "It's like no other path that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still going strong."