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

However, there remains a single issue: The sender also longs to be the Haims' fourth member. Furthermore, we are in plentiful company. Multiple famous admirers have openly begged for the role.

The evidence suggests something is going on. Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana started their career playing gigs at neighborhood delis with their family. Today, they are multiple Grammy Award nominees.

Like all the most iconic ensembles, they're a inseparable trio. Their music videos often depict them walking in harmony down the avenues of Los Angeles. In concert, they jam with such unfettered happiness you can't help but think, "I'd love to be involved in that, too."

"How often on tour that young girls told us and said, 'Watching you live, I bought a drum kit'," remarks Alana, the most junior of the trio. "That's the greatest honor. That's an award in itself. We've done our job if we can motivate young girls to start a band."

"And thus everyone are welcome to be the next part of the family."

Award Recognition

The group are connecting from a break, where they're resting up after an extensive tour in for their new album, I Quit.

They're currently processing the news it's been nominated for a top rock honor at the Grammys – with Haim the very first female band ever in consideration for the prize.

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

The weight of the accolade isn't lost on the band.

"We truly set out to make a rock album this time, so it's a huge achievement," says Alana. "However we're just thankful for the female artists that came before us."

Personal Turmoil and Humour

The project was born from a time of emotional upheaval. All three sisters were single, and the music inhabits that odd in-between place where you're glad to be free, but not entirely ready to let go.

The words track endings and farewells. The sisters desire love, but not the relationships they've had. You can hear them figuring out in real time who they are becoming.

"That's a perfect summary, yes," agrees Danielle. "I Quit is essentially a slogan. You have to make an effort in shutting out the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Refinement of Music

That recent resilience called for a new sound – more unpolished 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 detailed thing, and I care so much about it," she says.

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

Experiences and Collective Laughter

The band's honesty fueled the album's rollout, where the sisters shared some of their personal tales.

A former partner left Este over a medical consideration. Alana told a story of travelling to celebrate New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a friendly slap at midnight.

"Experiencing these heartbreaks, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "So to be able to laugh at those stories and hear others tell you more outrageous stories, it's incredible."

A Confident Future

One can easily sense a evolution in the band. Today, Haim are more confident of their place in the rock pantheon.

They're top-billed acts, with hit albums and an worldwide fan base.

However the sister act will consistently be their number one priority.

"My sisters and I have been performing since I was a young child," says Alana. "It feels as if nothing else that we were supposed to do. And I'm really fortunate we've reached this point and we're still kicking."