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"Do you know when you'll be interviewing Haim?" a text arrives. "I wanted to ask if I can join as their newest bandmate."

There is only a single issue: The sender also desires to be Haim's additional sibling. And we're in plentiful company. A host of famous admirers have also coveted the position.

It's clear a special quality is happening. The siblings Este, Danielle and Alana launched their path performing shows at small eateries with their family. Now they're repeated Grammy Award hopefuls.

Like all the best groups, they're a tight-knit trio. Their visuals frequently show them striding in sync down the streets of Los Angeles. On stage, they play with such boundless happiness you inevitably think, "I'd love to be a piece of that, too."

"The amount of times on tour that audience members told us and said, 'Watching you live, I picked up a guitar'," says Alana, the youngest of the Haim siblings. "That is the biggest honor. That's an award in itself. We've done our job if we can inspire young girls to make music."

"And thus everyone gets an invitation to be the honorary part of the family."

Award Recognition

The group have called into a break, where they're recovering after an extensive tour in promoting their fourth album, I Quit.

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

"I follow the announcements every year, so it sort of feels like The Truman Show when your name is announced," notes Alana. "I needed to phone my sisters to say, 'Am I hearing this correctly or am I imagining things'?"

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

"We really set out to make a guitar-driven album this time, so it's a significant step," says Alana. "Yet we're just appreciative for the female artists that paved the way."

Emotional Upheaval and Candor

The album came out of a phase of transition. All three sisters were single, and the music inhabits that odd in-between place where you're relieved to be free, but not yet ready to start anew.

The words follow endings and farewells. The sisters desire love, but not the specific love they've experienced. You can hear them working out in real life who they aspire to be.

"I adore summary, yes," says Danielle. "I Quit is like a slogan. You have to actively work on ignoring the outside opinions and saying, 'I don't give what people think'."

Evolution of Style

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

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

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

"'Journey of the drum sound' will be the name of our biography," quips Alana. "Our motto is, our albums don't start until we find the ideal drum sound."

Anecdotes and Shared Humor

The band's candor inspired the album's promotional campaign, where the sisters disclosed some of their dating horror stories.

Someone ended things with Este over a medical consideration. Alana recalled a story of travelling to spend New Year's Eve with someone, only to receive a casual gesture at midnight.

"Experiencing these setbacks, you just feel like there's no light," explains Alana. "Thus to be able to find humor in those stories and have them tell you even crazier stories, it's therapeutic."

An Assured Legacy

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

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

However the band will always be their primary focus.

"My sisters and I have been playing music since I was a young child," shares Alana. "There is nothing else that we were meant to do. And I'm really thankful we've made it and we're still going strong."